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...
During a period of rising global tensions and increasing operational demands on the U.S. military, high rates of obesity in the National Guard and reserves threaten reserve component recruitment, retention, and readiness. Read more...
Despite its portrayal as a “small, independent start-up,” DeepSeek is heavily supported and influenced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). AI Imperative 2030’s first Sentinel Brief provides a detailed breakdown of DeepSeek’s publicly ascertainable connections.. Read more...
U.S. LNG exports are a powerful geopolitical tool with the capacity to bolster strategic alliances, increase global engagement and influence, and restrict adversaries' opportunities for coercion. However, overreliance on LNG carries serious strategic risks and negative environmental impacts for the United States and its partners. Read more...
The People’s Republic of China forces all domestic and foreign companies to share their intellectual property, technology, and consumer data with the Chinese Communist Party. The United States must prevent American companies from selling U.S. consumer data in exchange for access to Chinese markets. 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...
To prevent authoritarian dominion over global advanced intelligent systems, the United States faces an imperative to lead the world in AI. Read more...
In its attempts to reduce its trade deficit with China, the United States is sacrificing its strategic advantage in global energy markets. Rather than building its dependence on U.S. supply, cheap LNG exports aresubsidizing China’s renewable energy development, expanding its geopolitical influence, and fueling its authoritarian objectives. A new competitive strategy is needed to mitigate oversupply risks and avoid a race to the bottom. Read more...
The estimated cost of obesity in Active Duty now exceeds $1.35 billion annually. Evidence-based obesity treatment programs are urgently needed to address this crisis. Read more...
Since the September 11 attacks, domestic terrorism has surpassed international terrorism as the most significant threat to the United States homeland. As political polarization in the U.S. worsens, domestic terrorism normalizes and legitimizes violence as a tool to address political or social grievances. Countering these extremist groups and movements requires a holistic approach to federal counterterrorism policy that addresses current policy shortcomings. Read more...
