The Pentagon’s current approach to funding its operations may leave it vulnerable in the long term. Listen to @ToddHarrisonDC’s break down of the Pentagon’s reliance on reconciliation on the FedGov Today podcast 👇.

How is it that South Korea—one of the world’s most important makers of the chips critical for goods from cars to computers—imports more semiconductors from the US than it exports?. In a new report, @crmiller1 breaks down the global semiconductor trade. 👇.

RT @dpletka: #WTH Macron, Mamdani, and the farce of "Palestine".

"If our adversaries believe that the United States cannot sustain a high-intensity campaign, they may try to win one.". From @MEaglen: Winning Wars Requires Weapons-Grade Funding.

RT @DanielJSamet: Delighted to have started as a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at @AEI, where I’ll be focusing on US-Israel relations, Middle Ea….

RT @criticalthreats: BREAKING | Iran and the E3 meet today in Istanbul to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and snapback-related sanctions. I….

"Renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia could easily escalate into a regional conflict," @liam_karr writes. "A war in Ethiopia would expand the security vacuum in the Horn of Africa that nonstate terrorist actors are exploiting.".

RT @CECCgov: @AudryeWong testifies that #Taiwan is the "tip of the spear" of PRC political influence operations in the US and globally. Wa….

"The 'restrainers' are out of step with both Trump and his supporters," @marcthiessen writes. "They are a tiny minority in the GOP, which has tried to hijack the MAGA movement to advance their neo-isolationist agenda.".

RT @criticalthreats: The Kremlin seeks to supplant the West in Africa to position itself as a great power and global force. More to come fr….

RT @dpletka: NEW🎙️ #WTH is the UK strangling free speech? ⁦⁦@DrDominicGreen⁩ joins us and honestly, you will share our outrage… https://t.c….

Reducing Chinese influence on the ground requires empowering alternative legitimate voices, responsive to local needs and interests, so that CCP voices cannot dominate the societal and political landscape. Read @audryewong's full testimony here. (5/5).

By serving as political aides and power brokers, and even helping elect pro-Beijing individuals into office, CCP actors are reshaping the political landscape in the US. (4/5).

At the same time, CCP influence in academia attempts to shift or censor discussions of Taiwan’s political status, impeding freedom of speech and affecting the broader public understanding of such issues. (3/5).

The Chinese government seeks to further legitimize its narratives and strategically reframe Taiwan through multi-pronged community and political mobilization. To do so, Beijing seeks to form alliances with far-left, anti-imperialist voices in the US. (2/5).

TESTIMONY: @audryewong testified before @CECCgov that China has aimed to assert its sovereignty over Taiwan via transnational repression of the Taiwanese diaspora and its supporters. The US must address how the CCP gains traction in these communities. 🧵(1/5).

NEW WORKING PAPER: @AEI's John G. Ferrari and Elaine McCusker find for FY26, the military upped the unfunded priorities list request from ~$29 Billion to ~$51 billion. Read their complete observations below.

RT @continetti: End the Palestinian Authority’s “Pay-To-Slay” Program ⁦@dpletka⁩ & ⁦@SteveKAilinger⁩ ⁦@AEIfdp⁩

RT @continetti: To Save Yemen, Destroy Houthi Ports by @mrubin1971 @AEIfdp

"The ICBM 'sponge' is more than insurance against a homeland attack: It enables the US to respond to aggression across the entire spectrum of risk.". From @BalzerKyle: More than a Sponge: The Case for a Sufficient ICBM Force .