China

The United States Remains Deservedly Popular Abroad

Most of the world still looks to the United States for global leadership, particularly compared with China and Russia

Three Principles for Defending Human Rights Amid Great Power Competition

Human rights, properly defined and pragmatically pursued, do not need to be a distraction from great power competition with China and Russia but can instead be a core part of the fight against our repressive adversaries

The US Cannot Compromise with the CCP over TikTok

The Trump administration must finalize the agreement to fully transfer ownership of TikTok to an American company

America and the Vatican Must Confront China on Human Rights, Starting with Jimmy Lai

The plight of imprisoned Hong Konger Jimmy Lai is a case study in the failure of the Vatican to stand up for freedom of conscience and other universal rights Christian humanism upholds

Quitting on Ukraine Means the Unraveling of the U.S.-Led Global Order

The end of a free Ukraine portends only the further weakening of America’s system of global alliances

USAID Should Be Retooled, Not Destroyed

Republicans are right to be critical of some USAID and State Dept. programs, but a sledgehammer approach could cripple efforts to blunt the Chinese Communist Party’s influence.

DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and Sino-US Strategic AI Competition

The recent release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI competitor to rival America’s own large language models (LLMs), has shocked many. But what does it mean for long-term Sino-US competition?

A New Golden Age Starts with Restored American Sea Power

If Trump’s goal is to avoid foreign wars while maintaining a muscular posture abroad, a Navy-forward national security doctrine would serve him well

Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan & Providential Statecraft

Carter and Reagan were both providential instruments, their destinies linked to each other and to the nation.