The High Cost of Low American Military Spending

US soldiers coordinate boat movement during a wet-gap crossing operation as part of joint military drills Dęblin, Poland, on May 13, 2022. (Army National Guard Photo)

The US and NATO failed to deter Russia in February, and the costs of that failure are mounting. Proponents of American withdrawal from the global stage should remember that “when it comes to war, an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure,” writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead in the Wall Street Journal.

America’s Strategic Clarity in Defense of Taiwan: The Dangerous Illusion of Strategic Ambiguity

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan leads a mass formation of ships from Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, France, Canada, Australia, and the US during Rim of the Pacific drills in the Pacific on July 24, 2010. (US Navy photo by Robert Taylor)

While the official US position on Taiwan is “strategic ambiguity,” America’s actions are anything but ambiguous. For the Taipei Times, China Center Director Miles Yu explains why the US should abandon pretense and embrace strategic clarity.

Xi Jinping Confronts Economic Challenges of His Own Making

A man walks past portraits of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and current President Xi Jinping at Yanan Revolutionary Memorial Hallin Yanan, China, on October 15, 2022. (Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)

In The Australian, Hudson Senior Fellow John Lee explains why Xi Jinping’s tightening grip threatens to strangle the already fragile Chinese economy.

We Must Not Allow Iran to Block Peace in the South Caucasus

An Azerbaijani soldier keeping guard by the Aras River, which forms much of Azeri-Iranian border, in Jabrayil, Azerbaijan, on December 7, 2020. (Murat Kaynak/Andalou Agency via Getty Images)

Normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan would benefit the region economically—and it would further pressure Iran’s corrupt regime as Tehran deals with the largest uprising in its history. Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey explains why in Arab News.

Rising Crime Rates Are a Policy Choice

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By embracing revolving-door policies that quickly return violent criminals to the streets, progressive politicians have enabled the largest spike in crime since the 1960s. It is time for a return to sanity, writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow William P. Barr in the Wall Street Journal.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Despite boasting the world’s third-largest economy, Japan has the lowest foreign-investment-to-GDP ratio of any OECD country. Keisuke Suzuki, member of the Japanese parliament and former state minister of finance and foreign affairs, discusses how the country can attract more business with Hudson Japan Chair Deputy Director Riley Walters during this event for Hudson Institute.