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Donald Trump’s Aggressive Foreign Policy Presents an Opportunity for China

Donald Trump’s “iron-fist” approach to foreign policy is shaking the world order, but this stark contrast in U.S. foreign policy is not whipping world leaders into shape as he predicted. Instead, it is ushering in U.S. isolation in security and economic spheres, and encouraging greater Chinese relations with U.S. allies.Read more...

Why Trying to Force Russia into Negotiations with Weak Oil Prices Will Not be Enough

Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, previously said that if the OPEC could get the price of oil to $45 per barrel, it could financially weaken Russia enough that the United States and Ukraine can enter negotiations from a position of strength—an idea later echoed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. But is this realistic?Read more...

The Unseen Cost of Dismantling USAID: A Strategic Setback for U.S. Tech Leadership 

As the U.S. races to secure its leadership in AI, cybersecurity, and digital finance, it is simultaneously dismantling a key instrument of its global influence: USAID. More than a humanitarian agency, USAID has quietly shaped digital ecosystems and financial systems abroad to favor U.S. technology standards—an advantage that China is now poised to seize in its absence.Read more...

Briefing Note – U.S. Firms and China’s Data Regime

The People’s Republic of China forces all domestic and foreign companies to share their intellectual property, technology, and consumer data with the Chinese Communist Party. The United States must prevent American companies from selling U.S. consumer data in exchange for access to Chinese markets. Read more...

The Trump Administration could be the most engaged with Latin America of any 21st-century administration. Here’s why that is a good thing.

Never in recent history has the Cabinet of the United States been led by as many Latin America experts as the Trump administration plans to appoint. At a time when foreign policy has its eyes laser-focused on the Middle East and Ukraine, strategic realignment with U.S. neighboring allies could open the United States up to a new source of security and economic prosperity.Read more...

Recap: American Security Project Sponsors POLITICO Playbook: The First 100 Days

On January 14, 2025, American Security Project sponsored POLITICO Playbook: The First 100 Days, where Congressional leaders, policy experts, and top political power players joined top reporters from POLITICO's newsroom for a morning of candid conversations and exclusive insights into Donald Trump's second presidency. Read more...