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What U.S. – China Cooperation Means for the World

OPINION -- China was very critical of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign [...] More

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A Bold 2025 National Security Strategy

OPINION — Out with a “rules-based international order” and in with “U.S. core national interests”, according to the U.S. National Security Strategy [...] More

The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

OPINION — China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political [...] More

2025: 10 Events That Changed the World

2025: 10 Events That Changed the World

SPECIAL REPORT — In a turbulent year, one of the biggest national security stories came in the form of a document.The administration’s National [...] More

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, December 19, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, December 19, 2025

06:22 America/Chicago Friday, December 19 [...] More

The Urgency of the Moment for Congress on AI and National Security

Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, December 18, 2025

06:21 America/Chicago Thursday, December 18 [...] More

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, December 17, 2025

06:06 America/Chicago Wednesday, December 17 [...] More

America’s Antibiotic Weakness Is a National Security Blindspot

OPINION – Offshoring and outsourcing antibiotic production to China and India is putting America’s access to lifesaving medicines at risk. It’s time [...] More

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

07:31 America/New_York Tuesday, December 9 [...] More

What China’s ‘World-Class Navy’ Means for the U.S. and Asia

What China’s ‘World-Class Navy’ Means for the U.S. and Asia

DEEP DIVE — On a Wednesday in November, with Chinese President Xi Jinping looking on, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the [...] More

Stealing Success: A Hard Look at China's Rise

BOOK REVIEW: The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s SecretsBy David R. Shedd and Andrew Badger / HarperReviewed by: Nick [...] More

How Myanmar’s Generals Crushed Democracy — And What Comes Next

OPINION — After decades of military rule in Myanmar, free and fair general elections were permitted in 2015 and the National League for Democracy and [...] More

POKROVSK, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 7: A general aerial view shows the destroyed city covered in morning fog, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, November 7, 2025

07:16 America/New_York Friday, November 7 [...] More