America’s Critical Strategic Vulnerability: Rare Earth Elements
The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) dominance over global critical mineral supply chains presents one of the largest strategic...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
America’s Critical Strategic Vulnerability: Rare Earth Elements
A nation must think before it acts.
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ASEAN’s Search for a Third Way: Southeast Asia’s Relations with China and the United States
Stung by Southeast Asian criticism of Chinese behavior in the South China Sea at the 2010 ASEAN Regional Forum,...
The First G-7 Summit in the Wake of the COVID Pandemic
The June summit of the Group of Seven—along with the participation of other major democratic states, especially from the...
Revisiting the Perils of Forecasting
2021 appears to be shaping up as a year for media retrospection, whether in missing key developments, misinterpreting emerging...
Small Satellite Proliferation, Advanced Technologies, and Their Security Implications
The growing presence of private companies in space, as well as the increase in the number and size of...
How China Seized the Initiative on Blockchain and Digital Currency
Global information networks are undergoing unprecedented innovation, driven in large part by the emergence of disruptive technologies such as...
Taiwan and the Future of its International Participation Efforts
On May 24, the World Health Assembly began its annual meeting, again focusing on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And...
China’s Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Capability in the South China Sea
In August 2020, China fired what were reported to be anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the South China Sea....
Strategic Challenges Facing the Biden Administration: Advice from a Former National Security Advisor
President Joseph Biden will be engaged with the key U.S. partners at the Carbis Bay G-7 Summit, but which...
The Tension Between Secrecy and Innovation
One of the most harmful effects of China’s cyber espionage and from whistleblowers who publish classified information is the...