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Russia, China, and Iran in America’s Backyard
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“Cuba is the tip of the iceberg. From Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego, American interests are under threat” throughout Latin America. It is time for Joe Biden to channel James Monroe, writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] in the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].
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China Insider #27 | A PRC “Spy Base” in Cuba and Blinken to Beijing
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Hudson China Center Director Miles Yu [[link removed]] explains the long history of China’s cooperation with Cuba and why the existence of the recently revealed spy station should come as no surprise in the latest episode of China Insider [[link removed]] with Research Associate Shane Leary [[link removed]].
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Biden Promised a US-China Thaw, but Beijing Is Only Turning Up the Heat
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While intelligence reports claim China’s military budget could rival that of the United States, Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] suggests a stronger strategy for dealing with Beijing’s threats and provocations in the New York Post [[link removed]].
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US Submarines Need a Team to Fight into the Bastions
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Submarines have underpinned US leaders’ threats to stop a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark [[link removed]] in The Messenger [[link removed]]. But he warns that “the era of unrivaled US undersea dominance is ending,” so the Navy needs to change how it fights.
Read his full report [[link removed]], cowritten with Senior Fellow Timothy A. Walton [[link removed]], on why US submarines need to fight into these bastions, and keep up with the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology on Twitter [[link removed]].
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Whoever Blew Up That Dam, This Summer Will Be Tough in Ukraine
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The catastrophic destruction of the Kakhovka Dam is a reminder to policymakers that, although there will be setbacks in the Ukrainian counteroffensive, continued US support is imperative to defend both Ukraine’s national sovereignty and the validity of state borders, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey [[link removed]] in Arab News [[link removed]].
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BEFORE YOU GO...
With Pakistan adrift in a sea of troubles, its military remains one of the most powerful forces in the country’s domestic politics. In Foreign Affairs [[link removed]], Hudson Senior Fellow Husain Haqqani [[link removed]] explains why Imran Khan’s populist challenge has failed to bring the nuclear-armed nation of 240 million any closer to civilian democracy.
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