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...
AI Imperative 2030's first Sentinel Brief on DeepSeek and the CCP received exclusive coverage from the Washington Examiner. Read more...
Affordable U.S. LNG exports have facilitated a global shift away from coal and play a critical role in diversifying global energy supplies, and reducing reliance on adversarial energy suppliers. However, new vulnerabilities are emerging. Read more...
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...
On December 6th, ASP Board Member David Wade published an op-ed in The Hill analyzing U.S. AI competition with China, which recently unveiled its "DeepSeek" AI program.Read more...
Trans-Atlantic export controls have expanded due to escalating tensions between the United States and China. Agencies are trying to keep up. Read more...
The Biden Administration has made tackling the climate crisis a national priority, one that is continuing to serve as a guiding principle of its domestic and foreign policy. While there are countless regulatory efforts still being debated, carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs) seem to be having their day in the sun. As ASP as written about before, there are existing trade tools that can be leveraged to help mitigate the climate crisis. A CBAM is one of themRead more...
From Colorado River management to record setting extreme heat—Arizona has been front and center of climate risks and hazards. How Arizona manages and mitigates climate risk has profound implications not just for individuals and communities, but for U.S. national security. Read more...
The 2023 Farm Bill stands poised to redefine the fabric of the U.S.’s farmlands, foodscape, and their relationship with the natural environment. It can completely transform the agricultural landscape and promises to change how food is grown, distributed, consumed, and addresses environmental concerns. But given the polarized political climate in Congress, there is skepticism that Congress will be able to reach an agreement by the September 30 deadline.Read more...
The electrification of defense vehicles means more than financial savings or emissions reductions—it’s a national security issue. Increasing electrification via electric vehicles (EVs) bolsters military readiness by addressing various threats from heavy reliance on fossil fuels both at home and abroad. Notwithstanding, the Pentagon’s critical efforts to transition to EVs were nearly completely impeded by proposed amendments to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Read more...
