Beijing is using the same online recruiting scheme to target both the United States and Taiwan. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) exposed a likely Chinese intelligence operation earlier this...
The United States must increase pressure on South Africa to reverse five of its harmful policies. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s arrival in Washington this week to meet with President Donald Trump offers...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa landed in Washington Monday with blood on his hands — at least that’s how many Americans see it. Ramaphosa’s treatment of white farmers in...
Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
Modernizing U.S. Economic Statecraft
Review for State Department Reauthorization
Houthis Profit From Illicit Fuel: The U.S. military struck the Houthi-controlled Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen on April 17 to “degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis,”...
Vladimir Putin’s interests align with those of Xi Jinping
The Trump administration is moving quickly to reform foreign defense sales through an executive order issued on April 9. The order reiterates the value of capable allies to Americans and directs important reforms related to the prioritization of partners, adjustment of congressional reporting thresholds, and review of the foreign military sales-only (FMS-Only) list. Taken together, these make the executive order a well-crafted, laudable, but insufficient first step to address a security assistance system in urgent need of reform.
President Trump is launching a tariff blitz on the world for one reason: China. China’s economy is built on a system that distorts free trade. Determined to grow at any cost, China has...
In March 2025, a team from Peking University made waves when it announced an achievement that shattered semiconductor performance limits – without using silicon. The breakthrough, on the heels of DeepSeek, underscores China’s tech innovative capacity, undeterred by America’s tech denial strategy. Developing an effective policy campaign to preserve the West’s lead in high-end tech demands a far more robust understanding of China’s current positioning and priorities.
If China goes after Taiwan without ‘disabling’ Palau, its Taiwan operation could be jeopardized. Which is one of the reasons the U.S. is putting new military infrastructure, or, in some cases, bringing back to life World War II era infrastructure, in Palau.
China’s psychological warfare on Taiwan is intensifying. Following its largest military exercises around Taiwan in three decades last December, Beijing has launched a new series of military drills. On...
Australia must take decisive action: designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and expand sanctions on Tehran’s cyber and illicit financial networks.
After Ukraine and Russia’s agreement to a Black Sea ceasefire as part of broader talks being brokered by the United States in Saudi Arabia, the next step is to design a coalition maritime force...
Returning to its roots in the countryside, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is going local to pursue its grand ambitions. During the Two Sessions, the annual gathering of China’s top political and military...
We may be on the verge of peace in Ukraine — or not. Either way, the United States will need to continue providing Kyiv weapons. That’s because, despite significant progress, Europe still lacks the...
Some in Washington argue that U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is unsustainable and that the Russian invasion can continue indefinitely. With U.S. and Ukrainian officials meeting in Saudi Arabia on...
South Africa’s ruling party is trying to have its biltong and eat it too. African National Congress (ANC) leaders have indicated a desire to repair relations with the United States but continue cozying...
It’s essential because if Putin wins, it’s not just Ukraine that loses