Many of these PR people and lobbyists are former U.S. government officials, and their connection with a U.S. adversary may follow them for a long time.
Author: Jimmy Quinn
Ukraine Funding to Top $100 Billion after Omnibus Bill
Much of the funding will go to Kyiv, though portions will go to U.S. European Command, oversight-related offices, and U.S. defense-industrial initiatives.
TikTok Parent Spied on U.S. Journalists’ Locations — Then Lied about It
No one at TikTok has yet stepped down or been fired in the wake of the latest revelations.
U.S. to Fund Ukraine Reconstruction Using the Seized Assets of Russian Oligarchs
Though ongoing U.S. assistance to Ukraine might be controversial, this provision isn’t.
TikTok Executive Repeatedly Refuses to Acknowledge Uyghur Genocide: ‘I’m Not Here to Be the Expert’
TikTok’s top U.S. lobbyist refused to acknowledge the Chinese Communist Party’s mass atrocities against Uyghurs and other minorities.
Why Zelensky Wants to Address Congress
The potential benefits for the Ukrainian leader’s cause far outweigh the risks.
Europe’s Foreign-Policy Chief Sees No ‘Better Option’ Than Iran Deal
The Biden administration has held on to the prospect of eventually reaching an accord with the current Iranian regime to reenter the 2015 nuclear agreement.
‘A Wartime Military in Peacetime’
I have a dispatch discussing the challenges the defense industry faces in its effort to rapidly scale up production as Washington aids Ukraine.
Netanyahu Wants Biden to Mend Fences with Saudi Arabia
Brokering a thaw in the relationship between the Biden administration and the Saudis will be no small task.
U.S. Blacklists 35+ Chinese Tech Firms—Including Company that Sold Surveillance Tech to Iran
The Commerce Department framed the ban as part of a broader effort to counter the China’s efforts to use advanced technology for malign purposes.