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1 month ago | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Craig Singleton
IntroductionChinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping has declared technological innovation the “main battlefield” in China’s quest for global preeminence.[1] For Xi, Chinese-style modernization is not merely an economic goal — it is a historic mandate with global implications.
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1 month ago | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Craig Singleton |Johanna Yang |Jack Burnham
Department of CommerceBureau of Industry and SecurityDocket No. [BIS-2024-0058]Public Comment on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft SystemsAs part of its bid to supplant the United States as the world’s leading power, the People’s Republic of China has pursued dominance within a great number of emerging technologies, including the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) sector.
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2 months ago | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Joe Truzman
On January 30, Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida stated that Israel killed seven of the group’s senior leaders during the recent war that began with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The group’s acknowledgment breaks more than 15 months of silence on the whereabouts of several individuals Israel had claimed it eliminated.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Israel is perhaps the most muscular and influential power in the Middle East today. When Israel changes its defense ideology, as per the Nagel Committee Report released last week, the region must take notice. Under the new doctrine, Israel will not wait for its enemies to build lethal capabilities but will preemptively deny them the pathway to becoming a threat. Islamist Iran and what is left of its proxies remain the top threat to the Jewish State. Turkey is on its watch list.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Mark Dubowitz |Elaine Dezenski
When people think of South Africa, they likely think of Nelson Mandela’s legacy of equality and democracy. But today the country is veering dangerously off course. Three decades of African National Congress rule have delivered corruption, economic collapse and an alarming alignment with America’s enemies—China, Russia, Iran and even Hamas.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Clifford May
For my money, J.D. Vance’s best moment on the campaign trail was when ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz attempted to grill him for supporting President Trump’s claim that Venezuelan gang members had “invaded and conquered” a Denver suburb. Illegal immigrants belonging to Tren de Aragua had taken over apartment complexes in Aurora where their criminal activities included violence, extortion, drug trafficking, and child prostitution.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Mariam Wahba
Egypt has made significant strides in purging school textbooks of antisemitic content and other problematic material, revising over 350 state-issued books since 2018 as a part of an ambitious reform program. These changes aim to foster a more tolerant society yet there has been regression along with progress, underscoring the need for sustained efforts. The United States should support and encourage Cairo’s efforts to build on this progress.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |David Shedd |Ivana Stradner
In September 2024, the U.S. Justice Department charged two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, in connection with the transfer of $10 million to a Tennessee-based media startup. U.S. officials accused these individuals of money laundering and failing to register as foreign agents, but their case revealed a wider threat: the continued efforts of Russia and other U.S. adversaries to poison the information environment in the United States.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Peter B. Doran
The war for Ukraine is widening. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that North Korea is dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, marking a significant escalation in its conflict with Kyiv. Vladimir Putin is pulling Kim Jong Un deeper into the war — yet he is also revealing a weakness: The Kremlin is running low on recruitable troops at home.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Krystal Bermudez |Gary Schmitt |Reuel Marc Gerecht
Georgian Dream, the ruling party of the Republic of Georgia, is trying, unashamedly, to turn the country into a one-party state. With national elections on October 26, the party, which is controlled and financed by the pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, is trying to drive underground, out of business, or into exile the civic, academic, watchdog, and election-monitoring groups that support closer ties to the West and are fighting Georgia’s capture by Russia.
