Myanmar

An obscure financial watchdog could bring down Myanmar’s murderous regime

The task force could stop the junta from buying weapons from America's enemies.

Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?

On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...

China Targets the U.S. Rare Earth Comeback

The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that began at the October 2025 Busan summit, where...

China’s Malacca panic jails US scholar to appease Myanmar

Min Zin’s wrongful detention—timed with Myanmar coup-maker’s state visit—is a warning to every American traveling or working in China

China’s Chokepoint Problem: Why Beijing Is Welcoming a Leader Nobody Likes

No one likes Min Aung Hlaing. Nevertheless, the leader of Myanmar’s military government kicked off a five-day state visit in China on June 16, seeking legitimacy after a sham election that few inside...

Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers Through Onshoring

A Gameplan for American Economic Security:

Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy

Don’t Let Iran Sow Hunger Around the World

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed Iran’s ability to threaten the global food supply.

New resistance alliance built to win Myanmar’s civil war

SCEF alliance unites perennially divided anti-junta groups and forces around a single vision of federal democracy

Strengthening Transparency, Eligibility, and Jurisdictional Scope in Investment Reviews

Oil Price Whiplash Highlights America’s Enduring Preparedness Gap

Amid the uncertainty caused by the ongoing war with Iran’s clerical regime, the price of oil  jumped to $120 on March 9 before crashing back to $95 in a matter of hours. The price swings reflect...

5 Ways To Crack Down on Myanmar’s Military Junta

The war with Iran is reshaping more than the Middle East; it is disrupting the commodity flows, diplomatic relationships, and financial networks that authoritarian regimes use to sustain one another. Myanmar...

The Four Paths for a Post-Khamenei Iran

The U.S. is hoping for regime change in Iran, but what could happen if the Islamic Republic survives?

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Iran Fuels Repression in Myanmar

Fuel shipments linked to Iran are helping Myanmar’s military regime to intensify air strikes on civilians trapped in the civil war that has raged since it seized power in a coup five years ago. According...

Don’t sell out Burma’s persecuted Christians and activists

Ending temporary protected status hands the murderous junta a victory and endangers thousands.

With Sham Election, Myanmar Junta Seeks To Give Foreign Governments Pretext for Engagement

Myanmar will hold national elections starting on December 28. Myanmar’s ruling junta is selling this vote as a step toward stability, but nothing in the country’s political or economic landscape supports...

China’s Myanmar Project Could End U.S. Sanctions

The digital currency would operate outside Swift but still have access to American banks.

Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate

As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al...

Australia Watches as Chinese Proxies Try to Jail Opposition

On October 20 the verdict is due in a legally spurious case of unlawful assembly against Daniel Suidani and another pro-democracy leader Celsus Talifilu in the Solomon Islands.