A month ago, Elon Musk, the unelected billionaire “special government employee” who isn’t running the not-actually-a-department Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) behind a sweeping effort to downsize the U.S. government, tweeted “Yes, shut them down” on X, a platform he owns, in regard to RFE/RL and Voice of America (VOA).Continue Reading
On February 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order reimposing “maximum pressure” on the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The anti-Iran campaign is intended to deprive the country of any financial gain, including oil exports, port operations, and ancillary industries. Under the order, the U.S.Continue Reading
If intelligence sharing is the backbone of a country’s national security, then the United States has long been the central hub for the Indo-Pacific. Washington has played a pivotal role in providing allies with critical intelligence, enabling coordinated responses to emerging geopolitical threats. Through networks like the Five Eyes, thisContinue Reading
It has been barely a month since Trump was sworn in as the U.S. president, yet he has shaken up the U.S. government. And the Chinese public is watching. That in itself is unusual. During the time of former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, for instance, ordinary Chinese peopleContinue Reading
