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SocietyCommentary
TikTok: Take a Good Deal or No Deal at All
Jeff Smith|September 18, 2025
It looks as if a deal between the U.S. and China on the ownership of TikTok may be close. Is that a good thing? The… Read More
Commentary
Securing America’s AI Edge: Trump’s Plan To Outpace China
Jeff Smith|June 19, 2025
The race to develop artificial intelligence capabilities will play a decisive role in the “New Cold War” with China. America currently enjoys a multiyear lead in cutting-edge… Read More
SecurityCommentary
4 Issues to Consider as the US and Its Indo-Pacific Allies Meet to Counter China
Jeff Smith|September 20, 2024
Over the weekend, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S. will gather in Wilmington, Delaware, for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit. As… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
COVID-19: The Preventable Pandemic
Jeff Smith|August 25, 2024
When The Heritage Foundation released its comprehensive report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, headlines tended to focus on the cost to the U.S. That’s not surprising:… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Lie of the Century: The ‘Natural’ Origin of COVID-19
Jeff Smith|May 02, 2024
Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan, what do we know about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Good Riddance: The Elimination of al-Qaeda’s Top Terrorist and the Troubling Questions It Raises
Jeff Smith|August 02, 2022
Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and a mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike. The good news is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Asian Tour, Pompeo and Esper Press for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Jeff Smith|October 29, 2020
Foreign policy refuses to yield to the U.S. political calendar, and so, with Election Day looming in the U.S., this week the secretaries of defense… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the US Should Approach Talks With the Taliban
Jeff Smith|August 19, 2019
After a period of relative quiescence, Afghanistan burst back into the headlines in August. Current and former administration officials signaled President Donald Trump was keen… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Ruling Party Sweeps Bangladesh Elections, Faces Fraud Allegations
Jeff Smith|January 03, 2019
Bangladesh just held a national election that produced an overwhelming victory for the incumbent Awami League—but also allegations of rampant voter fraud, intimidation, and corruption…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why America Cannot Afford to Pull Out of Afghanistan
Jeff Smith|January 02, 2019
While the White House and U.S. military commanders insist no decision has been made, Washington is alive with speculation that President Donald Trump intends to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Is Standing United on the Indo-Pacific
Jeff Smith|December 06, 2018
Don’t look now, but a sweeping bill with bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of the Trump administration is one step closer to becoming… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Just Cut Aid to Pakistan. Why This Long-Overdue Move Could Have a Real Impact.
Jeff Smith|January 05, 2018
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. It’s a lesson the U.S. government… Read More
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