Category: Intel

In his recent meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns reportedly emphasized the importance of stabilizing the bilateral relationship. After an alarming downturn in U.S.-China relations, an easing of tensions could indeed provide a welcome breather for two countries confronting intractable domestic problems. Washington continues to grapple with slowing growth, bitter… Continue reading U.S.-China Rivalry in an Era of Weakening States

Both terrorism and coups are on the rise in the Sahel. This is a troubling trend that the United States should be working to reverse. To do this, Washington needs to ramp up support aimed at improving security governance, professionalizing militaries, and strongly sanctioning all forms of military takeovers in the region. This will require… Continue reading The Case for a Governance-First U.S. Security Policy in the Sahel

China’s defense industry has exported malfunctioning and defective military equipment in recent years—leaving countries short of what’s needed for their security while also draining military budgets. Nigeria’s military reported several technical problems with the Chinese-made F-7 aircraft delivered starting in 2009. A handful were lost in crashes or accidents. By 2020, of the nine remaining,… Continue reading Countries Buy Defective Chinese Military Equipment. Why?

This week, we discuss evidence suggesting that veterans don’t support extremism any more than the public does; why it’s time to manage traffic in outer space; twin personnel crises on the horizon for Russia; workplace conditions that support teacher well-being; America’s strategic advantage over China in Oceania; and how climate change might affect force readiness.… Continue reading Extremist Beliefs Among Veterans, Space Traffic, Teacher Well-Being: RAND Weekly Recap

With the launch of the Coordination Platform on Economic Coercion in May, the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies have taken an important step after years of U.S. allies and partners facing coercion from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) alone. There is no shortage of recent examples regarding why such a coordinated approach by… Continue reading The Global Movement Against China’s Economic Coercion Is Accelerating

As swaths of central and eastern North America faced skies choked with smoke last week, those of us in the West empathized. Our part of the continent watches sunsets turned blood red through bloodshot eyes every year. Breathing in acrid brown-yellow haze pulls climate change anxiety right to the surface. Being told that decades of… Continue reading We Aren’t Helpless in the Face of Increasing Fires and Smoke

“Under Biden, America has surrendered the oil economy. The Saudi king is now the world’s oil king again, and we are all worse for it.” Those are the words of Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of Power the Future, an organization that “advocates for American energy jobs.” Up front, oil is an essential commodity.… Continue reading Sorry Pundits, George W. Bush Made the Saudis. Putin Too

Above, the location in the capital’s Chinatown where Biden aide Kathy Chung in 2017 transferred boxes with top-secret material.  She also figured in the Chinagate fundraising investigation of the 1990s. By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigationsJune 8, 2023 The custodian of Joe Biden’s vice presidential records, a key witness in his classified documents probe, was caught up in… Continue reading Key Player in Biden Documents Removal Was Caught Up in Bill Clinton-Era Chinagate Scandal

Special Counsel John Durham did not pursue the suspect allegation that the Russians hacked the DNC, despite new evidence of perjury by Clinton figure Shawn Henry of CrowdStrike and Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann — shown, top and bottom. By Aaron Maté, RealClearInvestigationsJune 6, 2023 Special Counsel John Durham’s final report faults the FBI for opening… Continue reading Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was a Democrat Sham

Editor’s note: This article is a collaboration between RealClearInvestigations and Soldier of Fortune magazine, with Heath Hansen of SOF on the border. CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. – As blazing sunlight ebbs to a star-studded sky along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the Arizona Border Recon group peer through field glasses at a trio of men… Continue reading Out on Private American Patrols in the Smuggler-Blighted Border Badlands of Arizona