
The New Scramble for Africa: A Competition for Influence and Race for Resources
Amb. J. Peter Pham and Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu discuss China’s growing influence in Africa…

Amb. J. Peter Pham and Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu discuss China’s growing influence in Africa…

Matt Pottinger, David Feith, and Rich Fontaine provide a closer look at China’s activity in the Indo-Pacific

Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months | By Skimping on the Budget for Competition with China, Washington Makes War More Likely | Rob Malley’s Legacy of Failure: Undermining

Iran Will Continue Taking Hostages if the Money Keeps Flowing | Biden’s Asia Diplomacy is Incomplete | Attacking Foreign Corruption Blunts China’s Malign Economic Influence | Winning the Influence War

Ever Since the Afghanistan Withdrawal, Biden’s Foreign Policy Has Been One Big Mess | Iran-Russia Collaboration Makes a Mess of Biden’s Foreign Policy | The Aftermath of Biden’s Dishonorable Afghanistan

What kind of grand strategy should the United States pursue to prevail in long term competition with China? What moves does Washington need to make today to set us up

Recent articles & reports from Vandenberg Coalition advisory board members and others on key issues facing the United States.

The Fight for the Future of Republican Foreign Policy | The Return of American Exceptionalism | White House Won’t Say How It Spent $1 Billion in Taliban Controlled Afghanistan | The U.S. Military is in Decline While China Grows More Powerful | South Korea to Sell Arms to U.S. for Ukrainian Forces Fighting Russia

‘No Limits’: Xi’s Support for Putin Is Unwavering | Waltzing in Beijing, Germany’s Olaf Scholz Plays U.S. For a Fool | Iran’s Hardliners Are Starting to Crack | Putin Will Think Twice Before Nuking Ukraine | Yes, Banning U.S. Oil Exports is a Horrific Idea | Rising Inflation Forces Greater Attention on Food Insecurity in Africa

American Voters Should Not Be Mistaken for Doves | We Cannot Let China Use Our ‘Tech Disconnect’ to Advance its ‘Rule by Law’ | Ten Myths About U.S. Aid to Ukraine | ‘Frustrated and Powerless’: In Fight with China for Global Influence, Diplomacy is America’s Biggest Weakness | The Dangers of Absolute Power