Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors

Central Asia’s Power Needs Are an Opportunity for Washington

Blackouts across Central Asia should be a light-bulb moment for Washington as it seeks to diversify critical-mineral supply chains. An August 14 blackout across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and...

China Rejects Overproduction Allegations Amidst Greater Trade Scrutiny

Beijing is laying the groundwork for Paramount Leader Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Washington. On July 30, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with...

Regarding the Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems

Taiwan to secure energy soft spots

The war in Iran indicates that the fight over controlling global energy flows is far from over. A close partner of Tehran, Beijing is no doubt factoring lessons from the conflict into its designs to...

The Strait of Hormuz: The Military, Energy, and Economic Challenges

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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Missed Milestones

Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump

What does Donald Trump’s “Hell to Pay” look like?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including seven American citizens, are not released before his inauguration on January 20, there will be “hell to...

U.S. Accuses Niger of Iran Uranium Deal

Niger may end counterterrorism cooperation with America over U.S. accusations that Niger’s ruling junta is negotiating a deal to sell uranium to Iran, reported The Wall Street...

Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

What the U.S. Competition and Innovation Act Gets Right About Standards

International technical standards set the foundation for the billions of digital devices that people worldwide rely on. The standards ensure that mobile devices produced in China can connect to Swedish...

Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom

Russia’s and Turkey’s lack of a solid economic performance is what motivates their two leaders’ steady resorting to domestic oppression.

Below the Belt and Road

Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure

Erdogan’s Response to Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy

Ankara’s finances were weak before the pandemic—but the combination of external debt, a public health crisis, and a president who chooses to protect his reputation rather than his people could spell disaster.

Paraguay Is a Fiscal Paradise for Terrorists

The South American country needs to do a better job patrolling its financial system—or face the consequences.

Anatomy of Iran’s Deception and How Iran Benefited

Iran’s Nuclear Archive Confirms Gchine Uranium Mine and Yellowcake Production Plant were Originally Part of a Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Fuel Cycle. Yet, Gchine never stopped operating.