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December 11, 2025 Peter Garretson,  Jackson Schnabel American Foreign Policy Council

Space Roles and Missions: From Fragmentation to Unity

The United States faces a fundamental organizational crisis in space. America’s space enterprise remains fragmented across multiple agencies with unclear roles, overlapping responsibilities, and competing authorities. This institutional confusion undermines national security, stifles commercial innovation, and threatens U.S. leadership in the vital space domain.

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Africa Political Monitor No. 62

February 24, 2026

Nigeria works to mend fences with Washington;
Attack on Niger airport highlights growing extremist threats in Sahel;
Kenya's government accuses Russia of illegal recruitment;
DRC to expand critical mineral supplies to U.S. and UAE;
Sudanese paramilitary training camp identified in Ethiopia 

China Policy Monitor No. 1666

February 26, 2026

IMF blames Beijing for global "external imbalances";
China snaps up discounted Russian, Saudi crude;
Poland bans Chinese-made vehicles from military sites;
CK Hutchison threatens suit against Maersk over Panama ports;
PRC expands visa-free entry 

Defense Technology Monitor No. 114

October 6, 2025

A polymer that heals on impact;
Navy tests first sea-based hypersonic launch;
Progress toward power beaming;
Sound waves expose hidden seafloor bombs;
Fix the data, fix the AI

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 52

February 10, 2026

China's export controls spark protest from Japan;
...As Takaichi digs in;
Another flashpoint in Sino-Indian ties;
Despite ceasefire, Thai-Cambodian tensions persist;
China's new canal project for Southeast Asian trade

Information Warfare Watch No. 52

December 22, 2025

The continued push for a Kremlin-backed messaging app;
Hamas hearts Al-Jazeera...
...As the BBC's bias is exposed;
Australia tightens social media guidelines;
U.S. army focuses on disinformation

Resource Security Watch No. 63

November 10, 2025

Washington pushes Europe on Energy decoupling;
Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
Iran's water crisis... and its effects;
India's national rare earth strategy;
U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control

Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 20

January 16, 2026

A major loss of confidence...;
...And a problematic sector...;
...Fans worries in Europe;
Russia seizes on the corruption narrative...;
...As heads roll in Kyiv;
But at the end, Zelinsky's popularity rebounds;