What’s China’s Stake in Iran? It’s Not Oil.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for “new leadership in Iran.”The country’s economy is on the brink of collapse. What began as an economic protest quickly escalated into a nationwide anti-regime...
19 Tammi 20min
Maduro’s Capture and the Unmasking of China’s ‘Anti-Stealth’ Promise
In the aftermath of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the U.S. military, a wide range of questions have gone unanswered.One of those is the role Chinese defense equipment may have p...
12 Tammi 19min
Inside China’s Mixed Military and Political Messaging
For one of the rare times in recent history, the Chinese Communist Party has not been in lockstep across its branches in external activities. While rhetoric in 2025 was toned down from outwardly aggre...
5 Tammi 23min
How China Spies in America: The Whole-of-Society Model Operation
When you think of a spy, do you think of a military officer who is a master of languages and disguise? If you do, then you may not understand how China uses its massive web of spies throughout the Uni...
22 Joulu 202553min
Deciphering Shifts in National Security Strategy, Toward the Americas and China Alike
The second Trump Administration published its first National Security Strategy document this month, and it’s a far departure from what the world has seen in recent years.While it adopts a much more bu...
15 Joulu 202525min
A Setting Sun on Local Government Infiltration—The Case of Linda Sun
How would one infiltrate a foreign government? It seems like the idea would be to go straight to the top, but a recent trial in New York suggests otherwise.Reporter Nick Zifcak has been covering the N...
8 Joulu 202554min
Behind the Sino-Japanese Clash: How an Assertive Japan Upends China’s Strategy
Japan has a new prime minister, and she’s upending the political tradition that has guided geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.China is already dealing with the chaos imposed by President Donald Tr...
1 Joulu 202526min
Delisting Chinese Companies to Stop ‘Funding Our Demise’
The financial information of Chinese companies is a black box. Yet these companies enjoy preferential access to U.S. capital markets.How did it happen, and why was it tolerated?For decades, China has ...
24 Marras 202522min
