Now Is the Time to Expose Chinese Corruption

Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech in virtual format at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, June 22, 2022. (Getty Images)

The West can create difficult distractions for Xi Jinping by uncovering corruption in China. Dirty money undermines the integrity of America’s financial system and weakens its national security, argues Nate Sibley in The Wall Street Journal. So the Biden administration must accelerate the implementation of its U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption to help counter Chinese kleptocratic influence in the U.S. 

Chinese Political Warfare: The PLA's Information and Influence Operations

Xi Jinping addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee attended by provincial and ministerial-level officials, Jan. 11, 2022. (Getty Images)

Read John Lee’s report on the rise of nonmaterial power in China, particularly political warfare, and how the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uses it. This is an important warfare tactic for China and has become an essential piece of its strategy. Despite this rise, the United States and its allies can both counter this warfare and responsibly use it to achieve their objectives.

Building a Team for Next Generation Air Dominance

A F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flies alongside a F-35 Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing over the Emerald Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

Read Bryan Clark and Dan Patt’s report on framing Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programs around software for operational advantage. These programs seek to counter the impact of adversary sensor and weapon networks by allowing US air forces to operate against more challenging threats and at longer distances from airfields or aircraft carriers. Prioritizing NGAD’s software ecosystem could dissuade adversary aggression. 

🎙Interpreting Israel's Domestic Politics

Jonathan Schacter joins Counterbalance host Michael Doran to discuss what to expect from upcoming elections in Israel, how Israeli foreign policy with Iran might shift, and the significance of President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia. 

End of the German Idyll 

G7 leaders during a working session at the G7 summit in Schloss Elmau on June 28, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Getty Images)

Despite the appearance of normalcy at the G-7 summit, Germany faces its most daunting challenges since the foundation of the Federal Republic following World War II, argues Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal. A floundering economy, failed energy initiatives, the loss of Russian natural gas, and decline of Chinese demand have left Germany in turmoil. Yet Biden must make clear to Berlin that American security guarantees come at a price, and Germany must do more to support the U.S. 

BEFORE YOU GO...

Hudson added two new experts to its ranks this week. Former Attorney General William P. Barr has joined as a distinguished fellow, and Luke Coffey, former director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, has joined as a senior fellow. To read more about their impressive backgrounds and the various policy areas they will focus on, visit Hudson.org.