Publications

How America Can Still Cripple TikTok

January 23, 2024 National Review

Biden's deputies and political advisers consider TikTok a crucial tool for messaging and get-out-the-vote efforts in the general election. But it’s a cost the president should be willing to pay.

China Policy Monitor No. 1582

January 17, 2024 Joshua Eisenman

CPC seeks to tighten "party discipline"; 
Xi wages an ideological struggle; 
China spent $5.5m at Trump properties while he was President; 
Less Taiwan investment for China, more for the U.S. and Germany; 
Taiwan's exports to China hit 21-year low

Russia Policy Monitor No. 2615

January 9, 2024 Ilan I. Berman

War and elections distort Russia's economy; 
A new nuclear scandal, of sorts; 
A much-needed prisoner exchange; 
DPRK materiel aids Russian aggression…; 
...as Moscow eyes more arms from Tehran

Africa Political Monitor No. 29

January 3, 2024

Sudan's civil war causes a deepening humanitarian crisis; 
Kyiv tries an end run in Africa...; 
...As Moscow seeks to capitalize on declining U.S. popularity; 
France has left the building;

China Policy Monitor No. 1580

January 2, 2024 Joshua Eisenman

China sought to influence 2022 U.S. elections;
Taiwan colonel offered $15 million to defect on military helicopter;
China curbs the video game industry;
China floods Taiwan with disinformation ahead of election; 
Florida's new law blocks Chinese students from academic labs

China Policy Monitor No. 1579

December 27, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Hong Kong voters spurn "patriots only" election; 
China hacks U.S. infrastructure; 
China's falling fertility rate now "an unavoidable norm";
Chinese Facebook accounts spread fake news in India;
Satellite images show China is building in Bhutan

Global Islamism Monitor No. 105

December 21, 2023

al-Qaeda exploits Burkina's disarray...;
...while Manila's war on terror gets bloodier;
How the Bin Laden network is adapting;
Hamas leadership goes to ground

China Policy Monitor No. 1578

December 18, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Hong Kong to make primary education more "patriotic";
Moody's downgrades eight Chinese banks and Hong Kong;
Beijing warns local authorities about falsifying economic data;
Bank bans bearish research, displays of wealth;
Chinese ship damaged Baltic gas pipeline, Finland and Estonia say

The Road to Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election

December 14, 2023 Larry M. Wortzel American Foreign Policy Council

On January 13, 2024, the Republic of China, also known as “Nationalist China” and Taiwan, will hold its next presidential election. This will be the eighth direct election of a president in Taiwan, the first having been held in 1996. It will also be a contest that showcases the island’s changing identity politics, shifting political preferences, and potential security challenges. 

China Policy Monitor No. 1577

December 13, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

China hosts hundreds of Taiwan politicians before key election; 
Treasury creates strike force to stop China's fentanyl; 
China has hacked UK nuclear site for years; 
PLA warships dock at Cambodia's new naval base; 
Italy backs out of the BRI

China Policy Monitor No. 1576

December 6, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Unrest on the China-Myanmar border; 
Meta removes China's online influence networks; 
Ukraine destroys key railway linking China and Russia; 
U.S. lawmakers fear a "flood" of Chinese EVs from Mexico; 
China eases its pressure campaign on Lithuania 

The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus

November 30, 2023 Svante E. Cornell AFPC Press

The geopolitical environment surrounding Central Asia and the Caucasus has changed dramatically over the past decade, with important implications for American and European interests. Regional and great powers have accorded the region ever greater attention, and the regional states themselves have developed a greater agency in responding to the geopolitical challenges confronting them. European, and in particular American, perceptions of the region have not kept up with these changes and are in need of updating.

China Policy Monitor No. 1575

November 27, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Taiwan ramps up arrests of China's spies; 
U.S. provides arms, training to Taiwan's military; 
$1 trillion in developing country debt to China is coming due; 
China expands its naval base in Cambodia;
Nepal's new Chinese-built airport investigated for corruption 

China Policy Monitor No. 1574

November 21, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing continues its crackdown on business; 
China stocks up on staple crops; 
Nepal bans TikTok for spreading malicious content; 
Thailand rejects China's police patrol plan; 
Applied materials faces probe for selling chips to China

South Asia Strategy Monitor No. 11

November 14, 2023 Rehna ShethCarlos Ruiz

Accusations roil India-Canada ties; 
New Maldivian President vows a cold shoulder for India; 
China's diplomacy a sign of growing interest in Afghanistan...;
...As Kabul comes aboard the Belt and Road; 
Alarm over Pakistan's plan to expel illegal Afghan migrants; 
The diplomatic costs of Chinese loans

China Policy Monitor No. 1573

November 13, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Chinese firms diversifying out of China: HSBC CEO; 
Britain and Taiwan expand ties, China not happy; 
Estonia approves Taipei office, PRC envoy threatens to leave; 
China's largest chipmaker sees 80% drop in third-quarter profits; 
The Philippines accuses China of "unprovoked coercion