2026 Issue 28

Logan Wright argues in Foreign Affairs that the PRC’s economic model is broken and the country’s leaders are unwilling to fix it, this gives the United States a unique opportunity to pursue a decisive strategy to reset the rules.

New York Times commentator, Ross Douthat argues that the PRC is pursuing a very different path with AI and calls on American leaders and its businesses to reconsider their approach.

Near the Philippines, the Chinese Coast Guard attacked Philippine service members, injuring one sailor in yet another example of Beijing’s aggression against its neighbors as the PRC seeks to seize their territory.

Jack Baruth at The Free Press test drives Chinese EVs in Germany and provides an antidote to the cheerleading from most influencers.  Economists at the Peterson Institute show how PRC mercantilism is putting developing countries at a serious disadvantage.