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A Strategy to Protect Taiwan from China [[link removed]]

China’s recent military exercises around Taiwan are not mere shows of force but rehearsals for a blockade. In The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]], Michael Sobolik [[link removed]] identifies an underdiscussed nonmilitary strategy the United States could use to counter Beijing’s coercion.

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How the World Trade Organization Sold Out the Global Economy [[link removed]]

In the Washington Times [[link removed]], Miles Yu [[link removed]] explains how China’s entrance to the World Trade Organization under the guise of increased cooperation was a Trojan horse ploy to further Beijing’s goal of economic dominance.

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America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria [[link removed]]

US mediation between Israel and Turkey over Syria could help stabilize the Middle East and demonstrate the effectiveness of President Donald Trump’s model of restrained foreign policy built on economic leadership, argues Michael Doran [[link removed]] in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

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Principled, Enforceable, and Strategically Sound: A Just Peace for Ukraine [[link removed]]

President Trump made peace in Ukraine a priority of his administration. But the prospects of an agreement are fading, warns Luke Coffey [[link removed]] in Arab News [[link removed]]. In a recent policy memo [[link removed]], Coffey identifies four essential principles of a just peace and offers a five-layered approach to guaranteeing Ukraine’s long-term security.

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No, Ambassador Xiao, China Is Not a Champion of Free Trade [[link removed]]

In the Australian Financial Review [[link removed]], John Lee [[link removed]] argues that, despite Beijing’s claim to support global free trade, China’s subsidies, forced tech transfers, and intellectual property theft distort global markets more than President Trump’s tariffs.

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Before you go . . .

The US will need to use uncrewed systems, new munitions, and cyber and electronic warfare to deter or defeat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. To learn how, read Bryan Clark [[link removed]], Dan Patt [[link removed]], and Nadia Schadlow [[link removed]]’s report on exploiting America’s commercial strengths [[link removed]], or watch Clark and Timothy A. Walton [[link removed]]’s discussion from the 2025 Sea-Air-Space conference [[link removed]].

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