It’s time for Brussels to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization
Aligning EU measures with trans-Atlantic partners would strengthen sanctions enforcement
New Zealand
Chinese Electric Buses Trigger Cybersecurity Alarm Across Europe
China’s reach into critical infrastructure threatens to disrupt Europeans’ daily commute. On November 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oslo transportation authority, working in conjunction...
Policy Briefs
Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose
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Memos
Following Australian Proscription, Time To Tighten the Terrorism Sanctions Noose on the IRGC
It was a decision years in the making. Canberra will now proscribe the entirety of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. On August 25, Australian Foreign Secretary...
Policy Briefs
‘Coordinated Global Effort’: Australia to Recognize Independent Palestinian State
‘Momentum for a Two-State Solution’ Claim: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state when the UN General...
Flash Briefs
5 More Pillars of Iran’s Repressive Regime Targeted by Israel
Israel has turned key components of Iran’s tyrannical regime into rubble. In solidarity with the Iranian people who have long endured the regime’s brutality, the first wave of Israeli strikes from...
Insights
Japan, South Korea Abruptly Pull Out of NATO Summit
A subtle rift is emerging between NATO and some of its most trusted Asian partners. The leaders of Japan and South Korea, two of America’s closest treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific, abruptly canceled...
Policy Briefs
5 Oppressive Iranian Institutions Israel has Targeted
As Israel degrades the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military capabilities, the campaign has also targeted key pillars of repression in the country. Among them are senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Insights
Urgent Need for New Approaches to Keep the Pacific Free
Excerpt The PRC has well-advanced plans for establishing influence that leads to control across much of the Pacific—plans that are essential if it is to achieve its other stated goals, such as taking...
Op-eds
‘We Reject Any Notion of Equivalence’: Rubio Condemns Sanctions on Controversial Israeli Ministers by U.S. Allies
Two Right-Wing Ministers Sanctioned: Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement strongly condemning five U.S. allies for jointly sanctioning two right-wing Israeli cabinet...
Flash Briefs
Time to Resettle Palestinians Outside Lebanon
Lebanon has announced a plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, a step in the right direction. But disarmament is not enough. Lebanon needs a hard divorce from the Palestinians and their cause and should...
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Iranian Intelligence Officials for Role in Abducting Former FBI Agent
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) serves as the long arm of the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism. Washington should treat it accordingly. On March 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury...
Policy Briefs
In Sign of Deepening Ties, China Signs Agreements With Cook Islands
China has increased its presence in Oceania, undermining regional confidence in the United States and threatening sea lines critical for Australia’s and New Zealand’s security. On February 22, China...
Policy Briefs
China roils the Pacific waters courtesy Australia and New Zealand
China’s role in the region is a constant pressure in one direction. New Zealand and Australian policies towards the region have been naive at best, and the situation was worsened by U.S. State Department following Canberra and Wellington’s lead.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: January 29, 2025
Today’s Issue: | Northern Command Head Gordin: IDF Has ‘Set Hezbollah Back Decades’ | Defense Minister Katz Visits Syrian Side of Mount Hermon: ‘We Will Act Against Any Threat’ | IDF Continuing...
Israel at War Situation Report
Who’s afraid of China? Palau inauguration calls bluff of ‘friends to all, enemies to none’
For all the regional talk of “Pacific family” and “friends to all enemies to none” who did – and who didn’t – show up for the Jan. 16 inauguration of Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr....
Op-eds
Deconstructing the Inauguration: No, not that one
We have a country that is geopolitically sophisticated, with close ties to the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, and is in a highly strategic location. So who showed up to Palau’s party, and who didn’t?
Op-eds
‘Safeguard the Most Advanced AI Technology’: Biden Administration Launches New Export Control Regime Targeting China
The United States has expanded its efforts to block China’s access to cutting-edge U.S. technology. In a proposed rule introduced on January 13, the Commerce Department unveiled a series of export restrictions...
Policy Briefs
Australia vies with China to turn the Solomons into a police state
In October 2024, Suidani and Talifilu were arrested by Solomon Islands police under unusual circumstances. On December 19th, Australia announced it was giving Solomons AUS$190 million ‘to grow the size and capability of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), in response to a request by Solomon Islands’.
Op-eds
Leaks and spy rings merely delay the inevitable Israeli operation
Allegedly leaked documents from the US National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, paired with Tehran’s ongoing intelligence operations, seek to disrupt Israel’s plans...