The global foreign policy elite is in the throes of near hysteria at the realistic prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. And yet, they have little to fear. The global foreign policy elite is in the throes of near hysteria at the realistic prospect of Donald …
Read More »Ross: The Paradox of Protectionism
Ted Ross Biden’s tariffs on Chinese goods will inadvertently undermine U.S. strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific. The Biden administration’s expansion of tariff rates on Chinese manufactured goods risks undermining the “free and open Indo-Pacific” that he pledged to defend. By applying tax rates of up to 100 percent …
Read More »Scholz and Macron: The Battle of the Two (Mini-) Napoleons
At a time when Europe’s economy is reeling and the EU’s strategic heft is rather deplorable, Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, and Emmanuel Macron, the French President, should be intensely focused on collaborating. After all, both men are technocrats which should provide them with a common basis. Unfortunately, they …
Read More »The U.S and Israel: Right to Self Defense
During the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, 1,269 people were brutally murdered on Israeli soil. During the al-Qaeda terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were brutally murdered on U.S. soil. Utterly blindsided The shock of these two terrorist …
Read More »Don’t Go to War With the ICC
For weeks now, Israeli government officials have taken aim at the International Criminal Court, which they expected would issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes. It is now clear they were right to be concerned. On May 20, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that …
Read More »An “America First” World
What would become of the world if the United States became a normal great power? This isn’t to ask what would happen if the United States retreated into outright isolationism. It’s simply to ask what would happen if the country behaved in the same narrowly self-interested, frequently exploitive …
Read More »How AI Will Impact Deterrence
Despite AI’s potential to enhance military capabilities by improving situational awareness, precision targeting, and rapid decisionmaking, the technology cannot eradicate the security dilemma rooted in systemic international uncertainty. In the realm of defense and security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to transform the practices of deterrence and coercion, …
Read More »Ending the Spectrum Wars
Administrative tangles are inhibiting competition with China over the dominance of critical communications technology. Nearly four years after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a license modification for the satellite communications company Ligado, the company’s dispute with the Department of Defense (DOD) and other national security agencies has …
Read More »Canada Releases Report on Chinese Election Interference
The Foreign Interference Commission details Beijing’s attempts to influence Canada’s 2019 and 2021 parliamentary elections. Imagine, if you will, the United States of America fifteen minutes or fifteen years into the future. The country is at a fever pitch, thanks to public hearings of a bipartisan, bicameral, independent …
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