Commentary Widespread news reports over the past several months point to a confluence of at least six cataclysms facing Americans as a direct result of actions taken by the U.S. political class. A cataclysm is defined as a “catastrophe,” “a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition,” and “an event that brings…
Risks Accumulate for China Investors, Including Harvard
April 18, 2022
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News Analysis Risk is accumulating for China investors, with private equity in particular trouble. Harvard University, one of the world’s top PE investors, with an endowment of $53.2 billion, recently showed a crack in its veneer on China. “In a sign of a potential pullback,” according to Bloomberg News, “Harvard University’s endowment is considering tapering…
Initial Strategic Lessons of the Russia-Ukraine War
Commentary The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war—even as part of a much larger strategic conflict—has already begun to yield significant lessons for statecraft and military operations. The conflict was far from resolved during April. But regardless of the completion of that military phase, profound and durable changes had been caused to the global architecture. 1. Anything your…
Considering the Impact of Critical Race Theory on US National Security
Commentary Mao Zedong famously wrote that the guerrillas’ relationship with the people is like a fish in water. This powerful metaphor may be usefully applied in other contexts, including the consideration of what countries need to defend themselves. All defense ministries swim in the water of their political and social systems. All exist to defend…
New Zealand’s ‘Painfully Naïve’ Response To China’s Extradition Request
April 17, 2022
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Commentary The acceptance, by members of the New Zealand judicial and political elites of China’s promises to conduct a fair trial is astounding and alarming. In a three to two decision, the Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled on June 4, 2021, that a man accused of murdering a young bargirl in Shanghai in December…
Surveying the Biological Warfare Landscape
Commentary Biological warfare may already be underway. The COVID-19 pandemic has sensitized the world to the spread of dangerous viral diseases. The Russo-Ukrainian war has exposed the presence of U.S.-funded biological research labs in Ukraine. Do either of these issues actually involve biological warfare in violation of the 1972 Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention that…
CCP Propaganda in Overdrive on COVID-19, South China Sea, Foreign Investment
April 17, 2022
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News Analysis China’s propaganda machine is in overdrive against America on issues like the South China Sea, U.S. investment in China, and the threat of forced child separation from parents as a method of COVID-19 lockdowns. Beijing is trying to separate off our allies, our money, and our simple observations of the truth through lies…
China Plans to Raid the Arctic
Commentary One week after Russia invaded Ukraine, seven countries—Canada, the United States, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland—announced that they were withdrawing from the Arctic Council until further notice. At present, the only remaining member is Russia. With the likes of the United States and Canada turning their backs on the council, the Chinese Communist…
Janet Yellen Says the Right Things—Can the Right Policy Follow?
April 15, 2022
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News Analysis U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently admonished China for its refusal to condemn Russia over the Ukraine invasion. “China cannot expect the global community to respect its appeals to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity in the future if it does not respect these principles now when it counts,” said Yellen at…
The End of ‘Business as Usual’
Commentary The unique global geostrategic trends, gathering now for several years, seem ready to coalesce into the significant military and political implications before the end of the year. Combinations of the effects on inflation, food security, supply chain functioning, sociopolitical polarization, and global responses to the Ukraine conflict, by mid-April, seemed likely to lead to the…
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