Pacific Islands Drug Trafficking Networks Undermine Regional Sovereignty and Strategic Stability Across the Indo-Pacific
Transnational drug trafficking networks have transformed the Pacific Islands into a strategic convergence zone for criminal influence, logistical coordination, and systemic corruption. This analysis traces the evolution from isolated smuggling routes to a deeply embedded, hemispheric trafficking architecture—one that fuses Chinese, Southeast Asian, Latin American, Balkan, and Australasian actors into a durable narcotics ecosystem. The Pacific is no longer a peripheral transit zone; it is a contested operating environment where sovereignty, infrastructure, and institutional integrity are increasingly at risk.
Grey Zone Maritime Threats in European Waters Demand New Security Strategies
Grey zone maritime threats in European waters are reshaping the landscape of transatlantic security. From the Baltic to the Mediterranean, covert operations targeting undersea cables, pipelines, and strategic infrastructure are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. Russia and China are leveraging the opacity of the seabed and the ambiguities of international law to press their aims while avoiding open conflict. NATO and its allies are now racing to detect, deter, and counter these hybrid tactics before they undermine Europe’s economic and military resilience.
China’s Geospatial Influence: How China Is Redrawing the Map Through Infrastructure and Satellites
China’s geospatial influence is accelerating, challenging global stability through satellite networks, territorial mapping, and digital infrastructure. From BeiDou’s rise over GPS to cartographic aggression in the South China Sea, China is reshaping the Indo-Pacific and creating new risks for the international order.
Chinese Telecom Infrastructure in Africa Shapes New Strategic Risks for U.S. Security
Chinese telecom infrastructure in Africa has expanded rapidly, embedding Beijing’s influence into the continent’s digital backbone. While Chinese investments have boosted connectivity, they also introduce grave strategic vulnerabilities, including espionage risks, supply chain manipulation, and coercive leverage. This deep-dive examines how China’s telecom dominance in Africa could undermine U.S. security interests and influence future geopolitical contests. Understanding and addressing these risks is critical for safeguarding both African digital sovereignty and American strategic stability.
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.
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.
Securing Global Supply Chains in an Era of Heightened Risk
From Houthi attacks in the Red Sea to China’s strategic export controls, global supply chains have been rocked by disruptions in 2024 and 2025. This in-depth analysis examines the key threats—geopolitical, cyber, criminal, and environmental—impacting global logistics and critical industries. Learn how the U.S. and its allies are responding with new policies, partnerships, and innovations to strengthen supply chain resilience.