Cannabis advocates claim that legalizing recreational marijuana can benefit the United States. But more than a decade into the experiment, legalization has been nothing short of a disaster, argue John P. Walters and William P. Barr.

President Joe Biden’s political maneuvering over the US Steel sale may alienate America’s most important ally just weeks ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington, explains Senior Fellow Riley Walters.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s upcoming meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on the sidelines of Xi Jinping’s Australia visit is a ploy to divide the Australian government and encourage Canberra to soften its policies toward China, warns Senior Fellow John Lee.

Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow examines why American power has been unable to keep up with rising global threats—and how Washington can reverse this decline before it’s too late.

Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt detail how, in a Taiwan invasion scenario, US forces could force Chinese transports into narrow “kill boxes” using a hedge force of small uncrewed systems. To learn more about the role technology will play in the future of US force design, watch Patt’s testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.

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Many countries are skeptical about Ethiopia’s recent port deal with the disputed territory of Somaliland. But Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey explains that the agreement has the potential to advance US interests in the Red Sea region.