Fentanyl Is a Growth Industry in China’s Weakening Economy

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The United States should leverage China’s economic weakness and dependence on Western business to crack down on the Chinese Communist Party's role in the fentanyl trade, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Thomas J. Duesterberg in the Wall Street Journal.

Blinken and Xi Agree to Stabilize Relations, but Differences Remain Unresolved 

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In the aftermath of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing, Hudson China Center Director Miles Yu reminded viewers that “the China challenge is not just a partisan issue, it is an American issue,” on PBS Newshour. For a deep dive on the visit's optics—for both the Biden administration and the Chinese regime—listen to the latest episode of China Insider.

Titanic Tourist Submersible Missing

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Locating the missing OceanGate submersible, likely on the seabed near the wreckage of the Titanic, will be a difficult test of American undersea detection capabilities, explained Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark on Fox and Friends.

World Cannot Ignore Security Threats Emerging from Afghanistan

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In Arab News, Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey lays out why, rather than burying their heads in the sand, Western policymakers need to contend with the numerous security crises caused by America’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.

How to Win the AI War

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The best way for the US to counter the domestic and international threats artificial intelligence poses is to speed up, rather than slow down, development. In Tablet, Hudson Quantum Alliance Initiative Director Arthur Herman argues that the US should support the private sector to maintain a broad base of AI innovation.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Today at 9:30 a.m. EDT, join Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick M. Cronin for a discussion with US Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick on advanced technology’s role in sustaining American security, freedom, and prosperity.