The West has a massive China spy problem
A bevy of headlines in just the last few weeks concerning Chinese spying should force the West to bolster its China-focused counterintelligence efforts.
Publication Spotlight
The Space Force Must Lead Without Fighting—And It Starts With the Moon
For more than 30 years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has focused on "warfighting," emphasizing violent combat at the tactical and theater level over other national defense concerns, especially strategically.
Israeli-Saudi Normalization Won’t Solve The Palestinian Problem
Perhaps Israeli concessions to Palestinians are a price that Jerusalem must pay for Israeli-Saudi normalization. But don’t expect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to produce an actual two-state solution any time soon.
A White House Divided on Russia and Ukraine?
Ukrainians are dying today because the Biden administration, paralyzed by the Burns-Sullivan philosophy of appeasement, refuses to act. Is it not high time for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to do his job and bring Burns and Sullivan under oath to account for their private and secretive talks with Putin?
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Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
China Program
Countering Islamic Extremism Project
Defense Technology Program
Future of Public Diplomacy Project
Indo-Pacific Security Program
Middle East Program
Russia and Ukraine Program
Space Policy Initiative
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