Is Europe Repeating Mistakes Made with Russia in its Handling of Chinese Cultural Penetration?
Europe once dismissed Russia’s cultural networks as harmless until war exposed their purpose. Today, China has built a far larger and more disciplined system across European society. These institutions normalize state agendas, embed influence, and position Beijing to shape Europe’s response in a Pacific crisis. The choice before Europe is stark: dismantle these networks now, or risk repeating the same costly complacency.
How China’s Control of Global Chemical Supply Chains Threatens America’s Strategic Resilience
Beneath every fertilizer, pill, and circuit lies a hidden stream of essential compounds. China’s control of global chemical supply chains gives it immense leverage over U.S. medicine, food, and industrial resilience. Beijing’s dominance of raw extraction, refining, and exports turns chemical supply chains into tools of influence, disruption, and gray zone warfare.
Chinese Telecommunications in the Pacific Islands Are Shaping Sovereignty from the Ground Up
Chinese telecommunications infrastructure forms the digital backbone of many Pacific Island nations, quietly embedding strategic dependencies across mobile networks, undersea cables, data centers, and surveillance systems. As these platforms evolve from technical utilities into vectors of influence, Pacific states are confronting stark choices: whether to recalibrate toward trusted systems or remain tethered to opaque architectures aligned with Beijing. What’s at stake is not just connectivity, but the sovereignty and interoperability that underpin regional security.
Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure Are No Longer Theoretical
U.S. critical infrastructure is under silent siege. From Chinese malware embedded in electric grids to North Korean ransomware targeting hospitals, hostile nation-states are treating America’s civilian systems as future battlespaces. This in-depth analysis dissects the strategic intent behind cyber intrusions by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, revealing how adversaries are no longer just spying but preparing to disrupt, coerce, and control. With operations ranging from stealthy supply chain compromises to overt psychological warfare, these campaigns are redrawing the boundaries of conflict. For national security leaders and infrastructure defenders, understanding this evolving threat landscape is no longer optional. It’s imperative.
Chinese Investments in European Energy Infrastructure Threaten Long-Term Strategic Stability
As Beijing locks in strategic stakes across Europe’s power grids, fuel infrastructure, and electric vehicle supply chains, its investments are raising alarm in security circles about long-term control, coercive leverage, and policy influence across the continent.
Underwater Natural Resources: The Next Strategic Frontier for U.S. Leadership
As global demand for critical minerals surges, the race to tap underwater natural resources is redefining 21st-century power politics. From the Clarion-Clipperton Zone to the Arctic seabed, the ocean floor holds immense deposits of cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements essential to American manufacturing, energy independence, and defense. But while China moves aggressively to dominate this space, the United States faces legal, diplomatic, and strategic dilemmas. This blog explores how seabed mining is becoming a high-stakes arena of great power competition—and why U.S. leadership beneath the waves will shape the future of economic security and geopolitical influence.
Business Viability Risks Are Often Overlooked During National Security Vetting
In defense procurement, the greatest risk might not be espionage—it might be collapse. This post explores how financial instability, poor governance, and exposure to foreign takeovers create hidden vulnerabilities in our national security supply chain. By borrowing due diligence practices from venture capital and M&A, we can strengthen vetting and protect our missions from within.
Chinese Telecommunications Infrastructure in Europe: Security Risks, Geopolitical Challenges, and Policy Strategies
As Chinese telecom giants weave themselves into Europe’s 5G networks, undersea cables, and smart infrastructure, they bring not only speed and savings—but strategic risk. This in-depth analysis examines how Beijing’s digital footprint is shaping alliance cohesion, exposing critical vulnerabilities, and challenging Europe’s technological sovereignty. For U.S. defense and intelligence leaders, the stakes are clear: securing the backbone of transatlantic communications is no longer optional.
Strategic Natural Resources and U.S. National Security in a Resource-Hungry World
Strategic natural resources are essential to U.S. national security, yet global competition, supply chain vulnerabilities, and adversarial control over critical materials pose serious risks. With nations like China dominating rare earths and lithium markets, and resource-rich regions shaping geopolitical power, the U.S. must act to secure access and prevent supply chain coercion. This in-depth analysis explores where these resources exist, how nations compete for them, and what strategies the U.S. is deploying to safeguard its strategic materials.
Chinese Telecom Infrastructure in the U.S.: National Security Risks and Supply Chain Threats
Chinese telecom infrastructure in the U.S. has raised serious concerns among policymakers due to its potential national security risks. With Chinese telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE legally obligated to assist Beijing’s intelligence operations, vulnerabilities in supply chains and the risk of foreign control over critical infrastructure remain pressing issues. This in-depth analysis examines where Chinese telecom networks still exist in the U.S., how they could be exploited, and what actions the U.S. government is taking to mitigate these risks.