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Perspective: The U.S.-China LNG Export Dilemma

In its attempts to reduce its trade deficit with China, the United States is sacrificing its strategic advantage in global energy markets. A new competitive strategy is needed to mitigate oversupply risks and avoid a race to the bottom.

Costs and Consequences: Obesity’s Compounding Impact on the Military Health System

The estimated cost of obesity in Active Duty now exceeds $1.35 billion annually. Evidence-based treatment programs are urgently needed to address this crisis.

Terror at Home: The Motives and Mechanisms of Domestic Terrorism

As political polarization in the U.S. worsens, domestic terrorism normalizes violence as a tool to address political or social grievances. Countering extremism at home requires a holistic approach to counterterrorism policy that addresses current policy shortcomings.


Key Reads

Navigating Diplomacy: Lessons From Eswatini-Taiwan Relations

With only eleven countries still recognizing their sovereignty, Taiwan’s diplomacy is in retreat worldwide. The strengthening Eswatini-Taiwan relat...

Strengthening Food Security and Stability in the Indo-Pacific

Amidst escalating droughts and flooding, agriculture is a microcosm of the interdependence between China and the United States. Bolstering food exp...

How Iran Benefits from Weapon Sales to Russia

On September 10th, 2024, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that Iran had sent Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and ...

LNG Tanker Clean Ocean sailing out of an American port. Image credit Maciej Margas.

Briefing Note – U.S. LNG and Global Energy Security

Fracking, coal divestment, and the war in Ukraine have significantly increased the supply of and demand for U.S. LNG since 2016. While U.S. liquifi...

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

The U.S. is Losing the Great Power Competition in Africa

Renewing African trust and engagement will be a difficult diplomatic challenge requiring both creative traditional and public diplomacy, but it is ...

ASP In the News: LTG Daniel Christman Discusses Ammunition Production in Real Clear Defense

In Real Clear Defense, LTG Daniel Christman explores the multiple points of vulnerability of U.S. small arms ammunition production.

Mapping Florida’s Resilience Through a National Security Lens

Florida is home to USSOUTHCOM, USCENTCOM, and USSOCOM, as well as many key national security facilities. As such, any disruption in operations can ...

Posing in Front of Missiles

Iran’s Attacks in the Middle East: Ideological or Practical?

Last Tuesday, the Iranian government launched a series of missile strikes against what it called “terrorist hideouts” in Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan....

Research and Programming

Climate Security

Through research and public engagements, ASP is fostering dialogue and building consensus on the national security impacts of climate change.

Nuclear Security

The spread of nuclear weapons and increasing numbers of nuclear forces worldwide represents the greatest danger to mankind.

Energy Security

ASP's energy security research covers the spectrum of energy sources, from nuclear, wind, and solar, to fusion and other innovative technologies.