United States Congress

Foreign Funding and Influence in America’s K-12 Education System

Remarks before the Congressional Ukraine Caucus

Washington Reportedly Limits Funding to Key WMD Verification Agencies

Two leading international nonproliferation agencies identified by the State Department as directly advancing “U.S. national security, economic interests, and global stability” are nonetheless facing...

How Russia Is Eclipsing the U.S. in Africa

The Kremlin is preparing to showcase its steadily growing influence in Africa, which has often come at Washington’s expense. On October 28-29, Moscow will host more than 30 African delegations for the...

Deepening Black Sea Crisis Demands US Involvement

Russian strikes on Black Sea shipping are probing NATO’s tolerance for attacks on allies. The US and Europe must reinforce the region.

Washington’s Counter-Mine Wakeup Call

The Islamic Republic of Iran delivered a wakeup call to the U.S. Navy regarding the service’s ability to clear mines. The still-contested Strait of Hormuz demonstrates that mine clearing under fire is...

How the Treasury Is Hindering Efforts to Combat Illicit Finance

Foreign and malign actors constantly exploit weak ownership reporting requirements to launder money throughout the United States.

Bogus Bylines: AI Lets One Iran-Origin Operation Run the Full Influence Playbook

Seven self-described Western journalists, none of whom exist, have placed nearly 100 articles in online outlets since July 2025. On October 8, OpenAI disclosed that it had banned ChatGPT accounts originating...

Mental Health Support for Cyber Operators Is Critical to U.S. National Security

Many Americans can picture the movie Top Gun’s dogfights, but cyber battlefields and their stresses are harder to envision. The majority of personnel work long shifts in front of computer monitors in...

Confronting Threats and Building Consensus

Who still fights the war on terror?

A plumber, a dentist, a farmer, and a wounded pilot

Findings of Taiwan-China War Game

Congress wrote this rule for radio. Write it again for social media platforms

The Pentagon is mobilizing to defend November’s elections. Yet, in some respects, the Pentagon’s hands are tied. U.S. law allows foreign governments to direct propaganda at American audiences without...

Federal Grant Program’s Third Lapse Endangers State Cybersecurity

U.S. states are once again being left with limited access to cybersecurity resources as funding for the federal government’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) lapsed on September 30....

Russian Cyberespionage Campaign Signals U.S. Should Fast-Track Lessons Learned From Ukraine

Russia is testing its cyber weapons in Ukraine before turning them against the United States and its allies. Microsoft has disclosed that the Russian intelligence-linked hacking group Star Blizzard...

America runs on GPS. It needs a backup plan

Most Americans think GPS merely provides directions: open the map, follow the blue dot and get where you need to go. But that’s just the consumer application. The national security applications of GPS...

Elon Musk built the rockets. Washington forgot to build the roads

American rockets are launching more frequently than ever, yet getting a ride to orbit is becoming harder. SpaceX broke the record for the shortest interval between two orbital launches in August, sending...

Maritime Cyber Incidents Test Coast Guard Cyber Preparedness

The Coast Guard and the FBI are investigating multiple suspected cyberattacks on oil tankers that have disrupted trade routes throughout the Atlantic Ocean. On August 7, an oil tanker bound for the United...

Tehran’s Transnational Repression Strategy Is Evolving

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have exposed an Iranian regime spyware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents around the world. In a September 15 advisory, they warned...

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit