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Perspective – National Security Implications of Foreign Third-Party Litigation Financing

Third-party litigation financing (TPLF) allows outside investors to fund another party’s lawsuit. While TPLF can broaden access to legal recourse, it raises concerns that U.S. adversaries and competitors could be using it to steal intellectual property (IP), obtain confidential business or industry information, and harass U.S. businesses.Read more...

Undersea Data Cables: The Unseen Threat to U.S. National Security

Undersea data cables carry 99% of global data traffic but remain highly vulnerable to sabotage, espionage, and cyber threats. As China expands its control over this infrastructure, U.S. national security is at risk. Without stronger monitoring, intelligence sharing, and security frameworks, these weaknesses will continue to be exploited—threatening the integrity of global communications.Read more...

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...

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...

Preparing the Unprepared: How Europe Should Respond to a Potential U.S. Withdrawal of Support for Ukraine in 2025

As the new Trump administration prepares to take office in January 2025, uncertainty about the president-elect’s stance on support for Ukraine looms large. European nations must urgently craft strategic policies to show that they are willing to stand behind Ukraine for the long haul, even if the U.S. is not. It can be done through aggregate efforts in economic, military, and informational domains. Read more...