A Shifting Global Order: Why Greenland Is at the Center, Where We Are Heading
Greenland stands at the center of a global power struggle between the United States and an aggressive China. Both countries have been jockeying to assert influence on the island, with U.S. President D...
2 Feb 26min
Encircling the US: What Would a China-Occupied Greenland Look Like?
China has been pursuing a long-term strategy to position itself along key geographic and economic chokepoints surrounding the United States. It’s a long game, with a metaphorical example in one of the...
26 Jan 27min
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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 202554min
