Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions
Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
TikTok
Turkey Cracks Down on Demonstrators Protesting Arrest of Istanbul Mayor
Arrests of Demonstrators: Turkish authorities arrested more than 100 protesters after thousands of Turkish citizens demonstrated throughout March 19 and March 20 against the politically...
Flash Briefs
‘AI’s Sputnik Moment’: Chinese AI Model DeepSeek-R1 Reportedly Surpasses Leading U.S. AI Models
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released its latest model, R1, on January 20. According to the company, R1 performs favorably compared to leading Western models on key benchmarking tests despite having been allegedly developed at a fraction of the cost and employing a fraction of the computing power. Silicon Valley venture capitalist and White House advisor Marc Andreessen referred to DeepSeek’s announcement as “AI’s Sputnik moment,” comparing the development to the Soviet Union’s launch of the first satellite.
Policy Briefs
Syria’s new Minister of Justice: A profile of Shadi Mohammed al Waisi
Shadi Mohammed al Waisi is the newly appointed Minister of Justice in the transitional government in Syria. Al Waisi has faced criticism from Syrian activists and international media after videos surfaced...
Op-eds
Meta Dismantles Iranian and Hezbollah Influence Operations Targeting Israel
Meta’s Threat Disruption Center two weeks ago exposed influence operations backed by Iran and Hezbollah that targeted Israel, taking down several accounts on the company’s Instagram and Facebook platforms....
Policy Briefs
Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban in Serious Setback for Chinese Influence Operations
A federal appeals court has upheld a law forcing the TikTok social media platform — a conduit for Chinese influence operations and information harvesting — to be sold by its Chinese parent company...
Policy Briefs
Al Jazeera Allegedly Using Bots to Spread Propaganda While Skirting U.S. Law
A network of fake profiles is allegedly promoting antisemitic and anti-American propaganda on social media accounts associated with Qatar-owned Al Jazeera. The Combat Antisemitism Movement — a nonprofit...
Policy Briefs
The Covert War for American Minds
How Russia, China, and Iran Seek to Spread Disinformation and Chaos in the United States
Op-eds
North Korea’s troops reveal Putin’s Ukraine pickle — no more cannon fodder
The war for Ukraine is widening. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that North Korea is dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, marking a significant escalation in...
Op-eds
All eyes on Rafah
Israelis eliminate Hamas’s top terrorist, but the war must go on
Op-eds
PRC Lawfare Expands to U.S. Courts — Now Is Not the Time to Dismantle U.S. Tech
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is learning how to use American courts to undermine U.S. national security. Specifically, Beijing is working through the courts to block executive branch actions that...
Insights
How Israel Lost a Battle to Al Jazeera — and How It Must Do Better Next Time
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Op-eds
The Case for a Strong North American Alliance is Getting Stronger
Around the world, from Ukraine to the Taiwan Strait, democracies are under threat. It is easy, therefore, to take for granted the stability, strength, and durability of North American democracies. ...
Op-eds
The war in cyberspace
America’s top spy is warning you
Op-eds
The jihadi-leftist convergence
Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter
Op-eds
5 Things to Know About Chinese Drone Company DJI
Chinese drone manufacturer Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Company Limited (known simply as DJI) controls over 70 percent of the global drone market, perfectly illustrating the fusion of China’s economic...
Insights
China blasts US open borders even as its citizens pour across
The recent surge of Chinese nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States via Mexico has increased 50-fold, from 689 in 2021 to 37,000 in 2023, placing heightened...
Op-eds
Congress must move to stop Beijing from making US rely on Chinese firms
The United States is determined to thwart Beijing’s efforts to secure victory around the world in three key areas: military, intelligence and diplomatic. Yet the greatest threat to US national security...
Op-eds
U.S. Legislators Move to Sanction Iranian Leaders, Oil Trade
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of four national security bills on April 20. In addition to providing security funding to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the bills...
Flash Briefs
Congress just touching the TikTok tip of the iceberg of China’s spying
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell this week urged the chamber to take up the bipartisan bill the House overwhelmingly passed last month requiring Chinese company ByteDance to sell off...