Huawei Alternatives Gain Traction

Governments around the world are limiting Huawei's ability to operate on 5G networks due to the company's close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. As a result, transparent and independent alternatives to the Chinese telecom are beginning to gain traction. In Forbes, Thomas Duesterberg explains how Open RAN and virtualized networks could provide better service than Huawei and a buffer against China's intelligence agencies. 

Protecting Hong Kong’s Citizens

China has ripped apart the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. If the United States doesn't respond to Beijing's aggression, it risks blunting its credibility, writes John Lee in the National Interest. By tailoring a response that leverages the unique financial and economic position that Hong Kong holds, the United States could potentially slow down, or even limit, the CCP’s increasingly brutal repression of Hong Kong’s citizens.

Future of Belarus: Fraud or Freedom?

Chaotic elections on August 9 have sent Belarus spiraling into a state of political tumult. As the European Union rejects the election results that allegedly indicate incumbent Alexander Lukashenko’s landslide presidential victory, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tod Lindberg will host a discussion with regional experts on the tenuous state of democracy in this Eastern European country. 

Calculating China's Next Move

General Secretary Xi Jinping is not only ratcheting up tension with Taiwan but also within the Chinese Communist Party itself. While pushing for a more centralized economy, Xi is also cracking down on glimmers of dissent within China’s internal security services in an effort to strengthen his absolute authority. Meanwhile, the CCP's aggressive posture towards Taiwan is leading many to wonder: What would cause China to invade? On the Defense & Aerospace Report podcast, Patrick Cronin discusses the significance of Xi's latest actions and what might trigger an invasion.

Facebook's Free Speech Problem

Bari Weiss’ recent high-profile resignation from The New York Times has placed a brighter spotlight on the media industry’s intolerance for diverse perspectives. In Times of India, Hudson Trustee Rajeev Chandrasekhar writes about a recent incident with Facebook India and how the social media giant’s subjective censoring has a global impact on freedom of expression.

BEFORE YOU GO...

• The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom remains one of the world's most pivotal security partnerships. In the Wall Street Journal, Walter Russell Mead reviews Ian Buruma's recent book, "The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, From Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit," which chronicles the history of cooperation between the two nations.