Commentary This week, Israel officially positioned itself as a natural supplier to Europe, one of the largest markets on earth. The announcement of an agreement signed by Israel, Egypt, and the European Union on June 15 at the East Mediterranean Gas Forum will be a huge deal for both Europe and Israel. The Europeans’ drive…
Israel-Europe Gas Deal Will Transform European Geopolitics and Energy Security
China Lobbies for Pakistan, a Terror State
Commentary China is enabling Pakistani terrorism again, this time by lobbying against tough measures at international organizations that combat money laundering. An ongoing plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Berlin, from June 12 to June 17, was reportedly the site of “quiet lobbying” by Beijing on behalf of Islamabad. The two long-time…
Washington’s Bleak Outlook
Commentary It makes for a depressing reading. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) anticipates that federal spending will continue to outstrip revenues. Historically large annual deficits will add to the nation’s already heavy accumulation of public debt so that by 2032, outstanding government debt held by the public will rise to 110 percent of the nation’s…
Biden, Taiwan, and the End of Strategic Ambiguity? Not Quite
Commentary Many trees have been killed, and much ink spilled over President Joe Biden’s explicit commitment to defending Taiwan. In May, Biden repeatedly reiterated that the United States would come to Taiwan’s aid should it be attacked by the Chinese regime. Moreover, Biden has doubled down on his vow to back Taiwan, adding that the…
US Investors Continue to Fund the Chinese Military
June 16, 2022
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Commentary The U.S. Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an online FAQ allowing Americans to continue funding China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The PLA is on the verge of launching its third aircraft carrier as part of its $9 billion dollar carrier program. This hefty price tag represents a small fraction of money the Chinese Communist Party…
When Overt Signals of Aggression Become Noise: China’s Warnings of Its Belligerence Must Be Heeded
Commentary Aggressive statements from the Chinese regime are not new but have become more vocal since President Joe Biden took office. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s address on June 11 at the 19th annual Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore and the later meeting on June 13 between national security adviser Jake Sullivan and top Chinese…
China’s Return to Maoism
Commentary China’s economy is in a serious and prolonged downward spiral. What better time for China to return to its Maoist roots? After all, China was the paragon of economic growth, technological innovation, and stability under former leader Mao Zedong, right? Nonetheless, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “new” economic and political policies are turning the…
Tenney Calls on Washington to End Its Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan
Commentary Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, became the first elected official to say that the United States should abandon its policy of strategic ambiguity and declare it will defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion. The statement came on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on May 29. “If we are…
CRT and LGBT in the Classroom: Americans Have Had Enough
Commentary The U.S. education system appears to have been hijacked by people with a specific agenda. Actual education has been replaced by indoctrination, teachers replaced by activists pushing nefarious agendas. Young children are being exposed to provocative, highly-sexualized content. They’re also being encouraged to question their privilege and supposedly racist roots. However, all is not lost. More…
NATO Should Better Coordinate Its Economic Power Against Russia and China
Commentary Democracies are finally figuring out that they need to use their trump card—economics—to defend themselves. The United States and Europe together have double the economic power of China and Russia combined, and could use it more effectively and proactively to put pressure on Moscow and Beijing through tariffs, sanctions, embargoes, export controls, and price…
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