Seeking Decisive Edge, China Uses Third-Party Countries to Circumvent U.S. AI Export Controls
Chinese firms have embraced an indirect approach to competing with Silicon Valley.
Singapore
Crushing Iran’s oil trade: The path to maximum pressure
“We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 14. “If we get [Iran] back...
Op-eds
Lebanon’s Neutrality Must Include Arabs vs. Israel
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did well by recommending that the different Lebanese factions replace their allegiance to foreign powers with unity and independence, suggesting that he supported Lebanon’s...
Op-eds
Lee Kuan Yew’s Cane and Trump’s Tariffs
A lesson in deterrence from the founder of modern Singapore.
Op-eds
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
China Retaliates Against U.S. Semiconductor Restrictions by Banning Critical Mineral Exports
In the latest sign of its growing efforts to cut off American access to crucial inputs for advanced technologies, China introduced new export controls on several critical minerals used in both civilian...
Policy Briefs
Taiwan, under the guns
The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions
U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions By Max Meizlish In a setback to Russia’s Arctic ambitions, the Chinese vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi reversed course on Monday, opting not to deliver...
Policy Briefs
Iran Uses Malaysia to Fund Terror Proxies
Undersecretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson embarked on a four-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia on May 6 to address terror financing in Southeast Asia. On May 7, Nelson reported...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Shells Ashdod, First Since January
Hamas launched rockets at Ashdod on March 25, in the first such attack against the Israeli city from Gaza in 10 weeks. The eight rockets fired from the central Gaza Strip set off...
Flash Briefs
Bipartisan Coalitions Urge Biden to Resume Enforcement of Iran Oil Sanctions
Bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate urged President Joe Biden on January 24 to enforce U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. Biden’s deliberate non-enforcement of sanctions has enabled Iran to earn...
Policy Briefs
Will the world take action against Houthi threats in the Red Sea?
Will countries be willing to actually act against the Houthis, or will the Houthis continue to decide on a time and place to attack ships?
Op-eds
What would a maritime security force mean for the Red Sea?
The Iran-backed Houthi attacks have only escalated in the past week by firing on Eilat, having begun in October to match the Hamas massacre.
Op-eds
Iran continues to use drones in its shadow war against Israel
By using drones, which fly low and slow, Tehran is engaging in graduated escalation, in the hopes of forcing Israel to absorb the threat, rather than feel compelled to respond.
Op-eds
Palestinians Need their own Vision 2030
A week after Israel and Saudi Arabia signed an MOU for the establishment of a seven-nation, cross-border, ship-to-rail transit network, Saudi media reported that Riyadh has suspended normalization...
Op-eds
How China Uses Shipping for Surveillance and Control
Beijing’s global maritime operations double as intelligence-gathering outposts.
Op-eds
Cooperation Between Israel and Its Neighbors Can Defeat Shared Cyber Threats
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week launched a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform, dubbed Crystal Ball, to help combat ransomware and other cyberattacks. The joint effort demonstrates...
Policy Briefs
AUKUS Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition, Integrated Deterrence, and Campaigning: Resistance to Malign Activities
On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States formed AUKUS(Open Link in new window), which is described as a trilateral security partnership designed to make it easier to...
Op-eds
A Different Kind of Russian Threat – Seeking to Install Its Candidate Atop Telecommunications Standards Body
For the billions of digital devices that people the world over use each day, technical standards provide rules that ensure a device produced in one country can run software developed in a second country,...
Op-eds
A Three Part Plan To Enhance President Yoon’s North Korea Strategy: Toward A Free And Unified Korea
On August 15th, in his Liberation Day speech, President Yoon described his “audacious initiative” for North Korea. In summary, it is an economic engagement proposal that is intended to be a first step...