Articles by CCNS Members

China Targets Africa With Arsenal Of Debt-Trap Diplomacy And Military Expansion

According to a recent report, Chinese investment in Africa could create national economies entirely dependent on China. Although infrastructure projects can create jobs, provide an opportunity for skills development and the transfer of new technologies, Chinese loans  amounting to more than $86 billion bring dangerously high levels of debt that can prove unsustainable…

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Why Trump must steadfastly support Ukraine’s independence

Amid Russia’s range of aggressive measures against Western democracies, the need for a strong U.S.-Ukraine relationship as a bulwark against westward Russian aggression in Central Europe and the Baltics is quite evident. The U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership is now far more robust than it was under former President Barack Obama, who…

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National Security Demands an Intelligence Assessment on Clinton’s Compromised Server

In the past, whenever there has been a significant breach and/or compromise of our sensitive intelligence, the Intelligence Community forms a team to assess the damage.  The assessment specifically identifies what was potentially lost to our enemies and the impact it may have had on achieving our objectives then and…

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Strategic Disruption: How Trump Can Derail China And Prevail In Afghanistan

In its quest for global domination, China is making effective use of the four instruments of national power: diplomatic, informational, military and economic. To explain Beijing’s thinking, it is useful to take them in reverse order. Economic: The foundation of and the starting point for China’s roadmap to supremacy is…

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