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BLUF: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is probably using TikTok as a digital targeting tool to aid in Beijing’s espionage efforts in the government and commercial spaces. Personal data collected from the app can be used to conduct […]
BLUF: China’s ongoing economic woes will probably serve as a check against Beijing’s aggression as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) looks to achieve market stability and avoid exogenous shocks. President Xi may be more inclined to posture by […]
Kyiv Ain’t Damascus: Russia’s Failed Transition from Counterinsurgency to the Conventional Fight It’s satisfying to watch the Russian military faceplant on the world stage. Vladimir Putin’s forces have thus far failed to hold key terrain, gain air […]
WHAT HAPPENED Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Uzbekistan on September 15, the first time the two had met in person since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Remarks from the authoritarians were mutually endorsing where interests aligned; however, […]
WHAT HAPPENED: An al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group claimed to have killed four Russian contractors employed by Wagner Group following the French withdrawal from Mali on 15 August. Mali’s junta hired the Kremlin-linked private security company in 2021 to […]
The high ground has provided a tactical advantage since the dawn of warfare: he who controls the high ground controls the battlespace. Elevation provides superior observation and fields of fire; it’s why infantry regiments raced to […]
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive Chinese Communist Party (CCP) undertaking to develop two trade routes that will connect China west and throughout Southeast Asia. While the premise seems simple, the impact China’s BRI has […]
The US is falling behind Russia and China in the race for Arctic dominance. While Washington is putting the brakes on exploration and drilling, Eastern powers continue to expand operations in the Arctic – a resource-rich frontier […]
American dependence on Chinese procurement and refinement of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) suggests that effective green strategies are probably a long way off. The ownership and refinement of REEs are imperative to the execution of green energy reforms; […]
