Taiwan

October 18, 2024 | Craig Singleton, Reece Breaux

China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Elicit Only Token U.S. Response

China launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan this week acting on the pretext that Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te made offensive remarks in a major speech. These latest drills reflect Beijing’s...

October 13, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Daniel Suidani’s arrest in the Solomons proves CCP is scared

At the start of this month, both Suidani and Talifilu were arrested on three counts of unlawful assembly related to the failed no confidence vote of 2021.

October 4, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Israel’s Victory Will Be a Success for American Grand Strategy

The U.S. has an opportunity to fundamentally reshape global relations in our favor and to benefit the West. We should seize the moment.

October 4, 2024 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Targeting Taiwan

Beijing’s Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare

September 19, 2024 | Antonette Bowman |

How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms

In a legislative blitz last week, the House of Representatives passed 25 bills to counter Beijing’s growing influence and protect Americans from threats associated with everything...

September 14, 2024 | David May, Melissa Sacks

The Fundraising Shortcut Ripe for Abuse

Did tax-exempt money help activists release maggots and mealworms on the Israeli prime minister’s delegation to Washington, DC, in late July? The perpetrators reportedly hailed from the Palestinian...

September 12, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Beijing Is Listening as Americans Threaten Taiwan

Threatening to abandon the island democracy undermines U.S. deterrence and increases the chance of Chinese aggression.

August 28, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Can Taiwan Count on the U.S. if Trump Wins?

A disturbing diffidence from some experts in his orbit, who want Taipei to spend more on defense.

August 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Sunday Night’s Explosion in Tel Aviv | Hezbollah Confirms Deaths of Two Operatives on the ‘Road to Jerusalem’  | IDF...

August 14, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Taiwan, under the guns

The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor

August 7, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Elaine K. Dezenski, Craig Singleton, Joe Dougherty

Readout of FDD Expert’s Trip to Taiwan

July 21, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?

Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.

July 10, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Only American leadership can rally NATO to fight the new axis of authoritarian chaos

NATO leaders on Tuesday arrived in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance that helped defeat the Soviet Union and secure an American-led century. But diplomatic toasts...

July 10, 2024 | Craig Singleton, Reece Breaux

Newly Enforced Chinese Coast Guard Law Heightens Maritime Miscalculation Risks

Beijing began enforcing a new protocol last month authorizing China’s Coast Guard to seize vessels operating within China’s claimed maritime borders, a move that coincided with several provocative...

July 3, 2024 | Max Meizlish, Anthony Ruggiero

Treasury Highlights Role of Chinese Underground Banking in U.S. Fentanyl Crisis

The Treasury Department sanctioned key money launderers on Monday linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, targeting a growing national security concern: China’s underground banking network. This action,...

July 3, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The jihadi-leftist convergence

Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter

July 1, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Protecting the Corridor of Freedom to America’s Asian Border

Excerpt Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)—constituent parts of the United States—sit in such proximity to the Asian coast that the CNMI shares a maritime border with Japan....

June 30, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall

‘CCP must lie in order to cover up the terrible things that they’re doing in China, in Hong Kong, and around the world. To do this, they use narrative warfare to control what people see as the truth.’

June 28, 2024 | |

U.S. in Talks With Israel Over Transfer of Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine

The Biden administration is in talks with Israel about transferring its aging U.S.-manufactured Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on June 27. Improving...

June 26, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Would Trump re-establish peace through strength?

As should be clear by now, the alternative is war through weakness