Antonio Graceffo - China Econ Group

Pakistan on the Brink of Collapse, CCP to Benefit

By Antonio Graceffo November 11, 2023World

by Antonio Graceffo The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is biding its time as Pakistan, already facing economic collapse, is now in the throes of widespread protests and political violence. Pakistan…

NATO Needs A Bank To Increase Its Effectiveness

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023World

By Antonio Graceffo The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) suffers from disproportionate financial burden-sharing., exacerbated by the fact the NATO has expanded its area of operations beyond the borders of…

Russia’s Unconventional Warfare: Moscow’s domination of the Information Space

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023Russia

by Antonio Graceffo U.S. intelligence and defense services, as well as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 2023 Threat Assessment recognize China and Russia as the two greatest threats…

Repression of all religions is intensifying in China

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2023 Annual Report documented a significant increase in religious oppression in the People’s Republic of China. Reports by government and…

Third Actors and Implications for International Order in the Ukraine War

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo On the surface, the Ukraine war appears to be a conflict between two primary actors, namely, the Russian Federation and the sovereign nation of Ukraine. On deeper…

CCP Intelligence Operations in the US

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023World

By Antonio Graceffo The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are ramping up efforts to counter CCP intelligence operations in the U.S. On May 11, the FBI arrested an alleged Chinese…

SCO Expansion Extends CCP Diplomatic and Military Reach

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is expanding by absorbing pariah states, such as Iran, Burma (also known as Myanmar), and Belarus, while increasing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)…

English key to integrating Taiwanese and US military

By Antonio Graceffo October 26, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Taiwan government’s desire for greater integration with the U.S. military is supported by its goal of making the country bilingual by 2030. Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-wen told ex-U.S. national…

Myanmar: Hope for Democracy Disappearing

By Antonio Graceffo October 26, 2023Myanmar

By Antonio Graceffo The Civil war in Myanmar is intensifying, while hope of a democratic election is evaporating. Upon the two year anniversary of Burma’s military coup, on February 1, the…

Russia’s role in the Sudan conflict

By Antonio Graceffo October 26, 2023Russia

By Antonio Graceffo Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin of the infamous Wagner mercenary group also owns a U.S.-sanctioned company called Meroe Gold. This company extracts gold from Sudan, supporting Russian President Vladimir…