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(A) China and the Far East

Rediscovering Order in an Age of Populism AA

By Mike Pence & Ed Feulner - Summer 2025

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By Mike Pence & Ed Feulner – Summer 2025 – An existential identity crisis now grips the American right. A political movement once united by a commitment to limited government, moral order, and a robust defense of American ideals now appears fractured, its purpose clouded by populist grievances and ideological drift. The urgency of this moment demands a return to first principles, along with a reexamination of what conservatism means and what it seeks to achieve in an age marked by cultural upheaval and political polarization. Read More

America’s Exorbitant Privilege AA

By Paola Sapienza – 10 27 2025

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By Paola Sapienza – 10 27 2025 – We can continue leveraging America’s exorbitant privilege in the global talent market, or we can retreat into protectionism that hands our competitive advantages to countries eager to welcome the talent we reject. If the United States wants to remain the world’s innovation leader, it must continue to welcome those willing to take the leap, cross oceans, and devote their lives to discovery. Our edge is selection from a larger global pool. Closing the door shrinks our innovative future. The choice is openness or stagnation. …In a globally competitive economy, the countries that win will be those that can assemble the best teams, regardless of where team members were born. The United States has spent decades building this capability. We abandon it at our peril—and we certainly shouldn’t abandon it in a way that strangles the startup ecosystem that made it possible in the first place. Read More

Send Harvard’s Chinese Students Home

By Mike Gallagher - Aug. 19, 2025

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By Mike Gallagher – Thousands of Chinese citizens are working and studying in such labs. The U.S. hosted 1.1 million international students last year. Of those, 25% came from China. In 2022 foreign nationals (many of them Chinese) accounted for almost 40% of science doctorates. In AI specifically, nearly 40% of top-tier researchers at U.S. institutions are of Chinese origin. Beijing is aggressively cultivating American-educated and American-employed researchers via the Thousand Talents program. Read More

China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How. A

By Joyu Wang and Austin Ramzy - March 23, 2025

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By Joyu Wang and Austin Ramzy – “I think there’s general agreement both in the United States and Taiwan that if China wanted, it could quarantine or blockade Taiwan today,” said Bonny Lin, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The U.S. president’s stance on Taiwan likely plays the most crucial role in Beijing’s calculation about whether to take action, said Huang Chung-ting, a Taipei-based defense analyst at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, a think tank backed by the Taiwanese military.

The prospect of a U.S. military response remains a wild card. Trump’s commitment to defending the island is uncertain, and his recent suspension of U.S. support for Ukraine caused a rupture with Europe, diminishing the threat of unity on sanctions.

“Our worst nightmare scenario involving a blockade actually comes from American isolationism—where the U.S. decides to completely step away from Taiwan Strait issues,” said Huang. Read More

The World War II Lesson for DOGE AA

By Arthur Herman - Dec 9, 2024

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By Arthur Herman – A Trump revolution is poised to unleash the innovative and productive power of the private sector, transforming the federal government. If it happens, Americans will witness the most significant change in the operation and philosophy of governance in 120 years. Fortunately, the precedent for this kind of transformation occurred more than 70 years ago, when American private industry mobilized to win World War II. Read More