Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China

Xi Jinping and Mohammed bin Salman at the 2022 G20 Summit. (Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Even as Washington lit Saudi Arabia’s backyard on fire, Riyadh sought to honor its long-sustained relationship with the US. In Foreign Policy, Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Alyahya explains why the two countries’ fates remain inescapably intertwined.

America Is Stronger than Biden’s Foreign Policy

USS Ramage flies the battle ensign. (US Navy photo by Sawyer Connally)

In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead explains how inconsistent presidential leadership is eroding the economic and political foundations upon which the American-led order rests.

Will Belarus Become a Player in the Ukraine War?

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“It’s a matter of when, and not if,” Belarus will reemerge as an important attack vector for the Russians as fighting in southern Ukraine grinds to a stalemate, says Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey on Fox News.

DoD Needs More "Kaboom" for the Buck

A controlled mine detonation. (US Navy Photo by Corbin Shea)

As the Department of Defense provides aid to Ukraine and prepares for the possibility of war with China, the US needs to secure its supply of energetics—the “essential ingredients of warfare.” Hudson Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow explains how in the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings.

Exploit Commercial Electronics to Deter Beijing before It’s Too Late

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger. (US Air Force photo by Tabatha Arellano)

“By harnessing the torrent of chips, circuits, and antennas coming out of US and allied factories, the US military could field the fleets of air and maritime drones it will need to keep China at bay,” write Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt in RealClearDefense.

BEFORE YOU GO...

In the third episode of China Insider, China Center Director Miles Yu and Media Fellow Wilson Shirley offer in-depth commentary on Japan’s military buildup, Xi Jinping’s Middle East strategy, and what it will take to compete and win against the Chinese Communist Party.