• ECONONMIC SECURITYU.S. Economic Security: Winning the Race for Tomorrows Technologies

    Strategic competition over the world’s next generation of foundational technologies is underway, and U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology are increasingly contested. The United States must address vulnerabilities and mobilize the investment needed to prevail.

  • TECH SECURITYBuilding Trust into Tech: A Framework for Sovereign Resilience

    By Jason Van der Schyff and James Corera

    Governments are facing a critical question: who can be trusted to build and manage their countries’ most sensitive systems? Vendor choices, for everything from cloud infrastructure to identity platforms, are no longer just commercial; they are strategic.

  • DEFENSE ACQUISITIONTime to Accept Risk in Defense Acquisitions

    By Erin D. Dumbacher, Michael C. Horowitz, and Lauren Kahn

    U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth launched enterprising Pentagon reforms that prioritize speed in acquiring new military capabilities, but this ambitious proposal is at risk of running into the same bureaucratic obstacles that have plagued past efforts.

  • CRITICAL MINERALSEven Out of China’s Hands, Mines Still Rely on Its Equipment

    By Justin Bassi, James Corera, and Tilla Hoja

    The landmark critical minerals agreement between Australia and the United States is vital to both nations’ security and sovereignty. But the agreement signed carries an inherent vulnerability. The very partnership designed to reduce China’s coercive leverage is increasingly relying on Chinese technology to give effect to its objectives.

  • RESILIENCE INSURANCEBuilding Climate Resilience Through Insurance Incentives

    By Chesang Rotich

    Insurance does not have to be just a payout after a tragedy. When designed thoughtfully, it can act as a lever for resilience.

  • CHINA WATCHU.S.–China Cyber Relations and the Weaponization of Microsoft Platforms

    By Ishanya Sharma

    Cyber tensions between the United States and China show Microsoft’s central yet fragile role in global cybersecurity, where its platforms serve as both assets and targets. While both nations have exploited vulnerabilities within the platform to conduct cyber-espionage against each other, China has been particularly persistent in its operations.

  • EXPORT CONTROLCanadian-Based Company Fined by U.S. Commerce Department for Hiding U.S. Exports to Iran

    On October 2, 2025, a Canada-headquartered biotechnology company, Luminultra, agreed to pay the Bureau of Industry and Security $685,051 after admitting to illegally exporting water quality testing and analytical instruments to Iran by means of the United Arab Emirates.

  • TARRIFSSupreme Court Case on IEEPA Tariffs: Facts Should Matter

    By James Wallar

    The Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs, but the facts contradict the administration “emergency” argument. The goods trade deficit and most of its alleged negative effects are rooted in domestic policy, not trade. The Supreme Court is now considering the case, and rules of evidence may limit the Court to arguments formally presented, but the justices would do the nation an injustice if they did not consider the facts. 

  • TARRIFSAnalysis: Trump's Proposed Tariff Rebate Would Costs Twice as Much as Tariffs

    By Brett Rowland, The Center Square

    President Donald Trump has again floated the idea of sending Americans $2,000 from tariff revenue, but a new analysis suggests the import taxes won’t bring in enough money to cover the checks. The $2,000 rebate would cost approximately $600 billion, which is about twice as much as tariffs are expected to generate this year.

  • CRITICAL MINERALSBookshelf: Critical Mineral Dilemmas

    By John West

    Whoever controls the production and processing of lithium, copper and other critical minerals could dominate the 21st century economy, much as producers of fossil fuels defined the 20th century, writes Ernest Scheyder in a new book.

  • SHIPBUILDINGCollaborating Toward a Shipbuilding Renaissance

    By Daniel Justice, Miyeon Oh, Brian Persons

    America is a maritime nation, and its security and prosperity are inexorably linked to the sea. Yet the United States has let its ability to design, build, and sustain the fleet of ships that are the backbone of this prosperity atrophy. A maritime nation that cannot build ships cannot long thrive.

  • CRITICAL MINERALSU.S. and Australia Deepen Critical-Minerals Engagement to Counter China

    By Alice Wai

    Engagement between Australia and the United States on critical minerals has matured from technical cooperation into a strategic partnership, aligning resource security with clean energy and defense priorities. 

  • IMMIGRATIONArizona Looks to Legal Immigration with Trump's Border Security

    By Andrew Rice, The Center Square

    In Arizona, state and local leaders have called on the federal government to enforce illegal immigration more strictly for years. But Arizona legislators have also been pushing Congress to develop an additional legal immigration pathway in the state.

  • CYBERSECURITYStudy Finds Smarter Way to Train Employees to Thwart Phishing Scams

    Companies often send out simulated—or fake—phishing emails to employees to see who takes the bait and click. Those who fall for such scams typically receive an on-the-spot lesson meant to help them recognize suspicious messages the next time. But new research finds that approach might not be the best way to help employees learn from their mistakes.

  • THE AMERICASAzruddin Mohamed Arrested in Guyana

    Azruddin Mohamed’s case is significant: it illustrates how business, political ambition, resource-exports, and cross-border law-enforcement intersect in a small, oil-and-gold-rich country like Guyana, and it demonstrates the global reach of U.S. legal and sanctions regimes.