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5 Reasons Why CISA Is Indispensable to America’s Cyber Defense

Some 70 percent of cyberattacks in 2024 targeted critical infrastructure, yet Congress is weighing cuts to the lead agency responsible for defending it. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

Congress should bring campus transparency into the defense bill

Excerpt The National Defense Authorization Act has become one of Congress’s main vehicles for countering China’s military and technological ambitions. This year’s annual defense bill should also...

Trump Administration Provides Billions in Unrestricted Oil Sanctions Relief to Iran

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a major cash infusion for the Iranian regime. On June 22, the Treasury Department issued General License (GL) X, a 60-day authorization for the...

China-Linked Technology Companies Target U.S. AI Companies and Data Centers

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, said earlier this year that “AI is no longer a single breakthrough or application — it is essential infrastructure. Every company will use it. Every nation will build...

Tbilisi Moves Closer to Beijing Despite Courting Washington

Georgia, once Washington’s closest partner in the post-Soviet space, is deepening its strategic alignment with China. On June 9, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili...

CyberCorps is adapting to AI. The budget isn’t keeping up.

CyberCorps is evolving to tackle AI threats. But budget cuts could derail it before the work even starts.

Why the DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Is an American Strategic Failure

The elimination of US aid programs is now undermining the US commercial strategy in Africa.

Trump Signs Executive Order Addressing Structural Gaps in Trade Enforcement

High tariffs create strong incentives to evade them. More than 40 percent of textile shipments flagged for analysis by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were either “mis-declared or mis-described”...

On U.S. Military Aid Phase-Out for Israel, Go Smartly — Not Quickly

The United States and Israel announced on June 5 the launch of formal negotiations to replace the existing U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding (MOU), which provides the framework for the annual provision...

U.S. Must Apply Strict Conditions Before Lifting Syria’s Terrorism Designation

“The lifting of sanctions is the primary step toward revitalizing the Syrian economy,” Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa told President Donald Trump during a phone call on May 31.  In...

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.

US Syria Envoy Barrack tapped for Syria and Iraq role

On May 31, President Donald Trump said he was naming US Ambassador Tom Barrack as special presidential envoy to Syria and Iraq. The announcement came a day after it had appeared that Barrack’s role as...

Commerce Department Admits Failure To Enforce AI Export Controls on China

The United States may have allowed American firms to sell an untold number of high-end chips to China for over a year.   On May 31, the Commerce Department issued guidance clarifying new enforcement...

Findings of the Commission on Cyber Force Generation

Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name

If students are learning Chinese in public schools, they could be using a curriculum shaped by the Chinese Communist Party. 

Can We Lead in AI Infrastructure? First, Think We Can

The late, great historian David McCullough fondly compared the American story to The Little Engine That Could. It was a common theme across his historical treatment of American marvels ranging...

The One Movie You Have to See to Understand the Promise—and Threat—of AI

A new AI documentary captures the technology’s promise and peril—and shows why Congress cannot afford to stay passive.

Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua

The Trump administration should put pressure on Havana and Managua to bolster religious freedom.