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The New Imperialists: How China, Russia and Iran are trying to remake the world
Today, a new axis of autocrats is trying to reshape the world order and sideline the United States in international affairs.
Latest Policy Paper
Space Roles and Missions: From Fragmentation to Unity
The United States faces a fundamental organizational crisis in space. America’s space enterprise remains fragmented across multiple agencies with unclear roles, overlapping responsibilities, and competing authorities. This institutional confusion undermines national security, stifles commercial innovation, and threatens U.S. leadership in the vital space domain.
Latest Defense Dossier
Ukraine and the Changing Character of War
Latest In-House Bulletins
Africa Political Monitor No. 62
Nigeria works to mend fences with Washington;
Attack on Niger airport highlights growing extremist threats in Sahel;
Kenya's government accuses Russia of illegal recruitment;
DRC to expand critical mineral supplies to U.S. and UAE;
Sudanese paramilitary training camp identified in Ethiopia
China Policy Monitor 1668
Chinese hackers targeting Google sheets;
China offers to mediate in Pakistan-Afghanistan clash;
Chinese port operator evicted from Panama Canal;
More military purges ahead of NPC;
DOJ drops charges against Chinese scientists
Defense Technology Monitor No. 115
AI enables next-gen terror recruitment;
X-37B mission tests laser comms and GPS-free navigation;
Pentagon test next-generation GPS satellite;
AI you can trust;
Agroterror threat enters U.S. lab
Global Islamism Monitor No. 138
All Uzbek eyes on telegram;
Shifting Syria policy...;
...Puts CentCom on guard...;
...And the SDF on the back foot
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 53
China steps toward semiconductor supremency;
Seoul searching for mineral alliances with Brazil;
Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan;
Pakistan declares open war as cross-border strikes escalate;
Hormuz hinders trade across Asia
Information Warfare Watch No. 52
The continued push for a Kremlin-backed messaging app;
Hamas hearts Al-Jazeera...
...As the BBC's bias is exposed;
Australia tightens social media guidelines;
U.S. army focuses on disinformation
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 248
A new push for "morality";
Domestic repression deepens;
Iran expands missile capabilities;
Iranian investors eye the exits
Resource Security Watch No. 63
Washington pushes Europe on Energy decoupling;
Ukraine's potential nuclear disaster;
Iran's water crisis... and its effects;
India's national rare earth strategy;
U.S., EU combat China's critical minerals control
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2719
Moscow's divisive recruitment practices;
Russia's real estate espionage;
Russia moves to bolster Budapest
Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 20
A major loss of confidence...;
...And a problematic sector...;
...Fans worries in Europe;
Russia seizes on the corruption narrative...;
...As heads roll in Kyiv;
But at the end, Zelinsky's popularity rebounds;