America Must Wake Up to Beijing's Deadly Ambitions

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Great Hall of the People on December 2, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

The recent elevation of Xi Jinping to a status enjoyed only by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping signals Xi’s towering authority over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This will give him the momentum he needs to continue to consolidate power at home, and bolster his resolve to supplant the U.S., writes Rebeccah Heinrichs in the New York Post.  If Americans want to decide for themselves how they want to live and not buckle to terms acceptable to Beijing, we must take Xi’s mission deadly seriously.

Resilient Aerial Refueling: Safeguarding the US Military’s Global Reach

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor approaches a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker to receive aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air National Guard)

The U.S. military’s aerial refueling capabilities are critical to defending America’s national interests. Yet, according to a new report by Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, the current and programmed U.S. aerial refueling enterprise is unlikely to be able to support U.S. strategy and operational concepts at scale against peer adversaries such as China. Report authors Timothy A. Walton and Bryan Clark provide the military with a blueprint to address these shortfalls and improve the operational resilience of its aerial refueling enterprise.

Virtual Event | Book Talk with Andrew Roberts: The Last King of America

Join us live at 3 p.m. today when Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead will sit down with historian Andrew Roberts for a conversation on his new book, “The Last King of America.” Despite being skewered as a petty tyrant who later succumbed to mental illness, this new biography argues that George III was a much more humane and benevolent monarch than his detractors claim. Tune in to the event this afternoon to learn more.

The COP26 Summit and the Global Age of Shams

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" session on day three of COP26 at SECC on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Getty Images)

COP26 was less about addressing the climate challenge than helping politicians survive their inability to provide effective leadership on issues that matter, argues Walter Russell Mead in his latest column for The Wall Street Journal. Climate change joins a growing list of vital problems that neither national governments nor international institutions seem competent to solve. But our problem is not that the climate is changing; it’s that the world is becoming unmanageable.

Why America Needs National Conservatism

An American flag seen through columns at the United States Supreme Court. (Getty Images)

How should American conservatives respond to the destruction being wrought by the radical left? The answer lies in a national conservative movement that rebalances freedom and virtue, market and society, to better focus our decrepit institutions on the state of the union, argues Hudson's Chris DeMuth in The Wall Street Journal.

BEFORE YOU GO...

On Episode 31 of Counterbalance, Mike Doran and Marshall Kosloff spoke with Jonathan Schanzer, a senior vice president at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about his new book on the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas and its implications for the future.