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Trojan Horse

China's Auto Threat to America

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

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5 Ways the U.S. Should Retain and Upgrade America’s Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Congress would be smart to ensure the survival and reform of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) – America’s development bank that invests in private sector projects in developing...

How Africa Can Shift Supply Chains from China

The United States can make a focused bet on African economies and reduce its dependence on Chinese supply chains.

China Has Weaponized Battery Production Against the United States

China has dominated the global battery supply chain through non-market practices, posing a threat to US economic and national security.

5 Ways to Break China’s Chokehold on Battery Supply Chains

The United States must fight back against China’s dangerous dominance of the battery industry. Batteries are critical to countless items necessary for daily life, from power tools to power grids, as well as important military equipment, like drones, night-vision goggles, and lasers. However, China has the capability to simply cut off U.S. access to critical batteries because it monopolizes each step of the production process. ...

President Trump Issues Executive Orders to Counter China’s Drone Industry

The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to counter the threat posed by China’s drone industry. On June 6, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to codify a process for screening...

Economic Statecraft and Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad

Modernizing U.S. Economic Statecraft

Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal

President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals. Unveiled yesterday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...

In Sign of Deepening Ties, China Signs Agreements With Cook Islands

China has increased its presence in Oceania, undermining regional confidence in the United States and threatening sea lines critical for Australia’s and New Zealand’s security. On February 22, China...

Missed Milestones

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

Congress Should Create an Economic Statecraft and Security Commission

The United States has a few powerful tools to conduct economic warfare and strengthen its economic security. Unfortunately, many of them operate independently, without coordination, lacking strategic guidance,...

After Hamas is gone, how will Israel deradicalize Palestinians in Gaza?

Most Gazans approve of Hamas’s decision to launch the war on October 7 and would prefer Hamas rule over the US-backed Palestinian Authority

Turn-Key Alternatives to Replace UNRWA Immediately

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

Washington Needs a New Economic Security Framework for the Americas

Washington must bring powerful answers to pressing issues in the region: populism, political unrest, and disinformation; water and food insecurity; extreme weather; mass migration; the evolving drug trade; money laundering and corruption; and weakened democratic institutions.

How the Compacts of Free Association Support U.S. Interests and Counter the PRC’s Influence | Indo-Pacific Task Force

Indo-Pacific Task Force

American Innovation Can Counter China’s BRI

In contrast to the BRI’s “railroads to nowhere,” the United States can reframe global infrastructure development around the citizens who need it the most.

Elemental Strategy

Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry

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