2026 Issue 7

Mike Allen at Axios details how various MAGA-aligned figures teamed up with ByteDance and its investors to save TikTok in the United States.

Chris Buckley and Agnes Chang at the New York Times report on the PRC’s efforts to expand its nuclear weapons arsenal and Michael Gordon at the Wall Street Journal reports on American accusations that the PRC conducted a prohibited nuclear test during the pandemic when the rest of the world was distracted.

Kate O’Keeffe at Bloomberg writes about a report published by the Center for Research Security and Integrity about nearing $1 billion is U.S. government research funding over the past six years that has gone to help advance PRC defense programs.

Nadia Schadlow, the former Deputy National Security Advisor, writes in Foreign Affairs about the need for the United States to design a new international operating system, as the old one is no longer fit for purpose.