The Biden administration is slow-walking approvals for $19 billion in Taiwan weapons purchases and not aggressively imposing congressionally-mandated sanctions on Chinese companies because it fears angering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), several Republicans claimed during a July 18 House hearing on the State Department’s proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Eastern Asia and Pacific budget. That fear…

Commentary Russia appears to have finally won secure access to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, the goal it has pursued vigorously since the 17th century. The old Great Game may be over, but a new one has begun. Russia’s new strategic logistical link and political alliances southward to the Indian Ocean have resulted…