Joe Biden
Foreign Investment Is Not A National Security Threat
“It is simply silly to worry that a foreign firm would buy production facilities in the United States and then deny American buyers access to the output.” To note that...
Biden’s Final Sanctions on Russia Are a Strategic Disaster
It’s a desperate gambit rather than a solid move.
No Man of Steel
In his final days in office, President Biden outdid himself by harming America’s national security. After a series of foreign policy failures and foibles spanning Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Middle East,...
Trump’s Abraham Accords vs. Biden’s Esau Accords
In his first term, Donald Trump shepherded four Arab states into the Abraham Accords. These deals saw these states recognize Israel and establish relations with it. Trump’s accords took their...
Gaza Ceasefire: Did Trump Succeed Where Biden Failed?
After fifteen months of bloodshed, negotiators have announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas with the hope that the pause will blossom into a more permanent peace. Outgoing President...
Digital Borders: The Biden Administration’s Final AI Rule
In the final stretch of President Joe Biden’s tenure, the administration unveiled the “Regulatory Framework for the Responsible Diffusion of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology.” Announced by the Department of Commerce’s...
What The Latest Russia Sanctions Mean For Oil Markets
The outgoing Biden administration fired a parting salvo of enhanced sanctions at Russia last Friday, January 10. In so doing, it surprised the oil market and shifted the prevailing bearish...
Starving the Dragon: Toward An America-First China Strategy
China began 2025 by escalating its economic conflict with the United States, further intensifying the ongoing trade war. In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump’s entry into the Oval Office, a...
Security and Sanctions in Post-Assad Syria
After the collapse of the Assad regime, the current sanctions laws are in desperate need of reform. The Syrian people have long suffered from the effects of blanket economic restrictions...
Seven U.S. Army Soldiers Awarded Medal of Honor
On Friday, President Joe Biden presented the highest military award for valor to seven U.S. Army soldiers at a ceremony at the White House. It marked the final time that Biden would...
Joe Biden’s Parting Shot To Natural Gas
While the Biden administration’s views on energy policy are arguably of rapidly diminishing importance, the study on U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) released by the Department of Energy...
In The Escalation Debate, Results Matter
On December 8, President Joe Biden tried to take credit for the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. “You know, for years, the main backers of Assad have been...