CCP Intelligence Operations in the US
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 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 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 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 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…
Narcotrafficking: A National Security Threat
By Antonio Graceffo The United States is facing a crisis at its porous southern border, which 2.78 million undocumented aliens crossed in 2022 [1]. At the same time, narcotics are…
Brazil’s Lula and China’s Xi: A CCP-Led World Order
By Antonio Graceffo From Ukraine to Taiwan and ditching the dollar, Brazil is on board with the new communist China-led order. On April 14, Brazil’s leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula…
BRICS Currency Is Unlikely — The Dollar Remains the World’s Currency
by Antonio Graceffo Both China and Russia, along with other countries, have long resented the hegemony of the U.S. dollar, which accounts for about 90% of all currency trading, just under 60% of all…
Economics as a Weapon of War: Ukraine, China and Beyond
By Antonio Graceffo Apply this economic, peaceful, silent, deadly remedy and there will be no need for force. It is a terrible remedy. It does not cost a life outside of…
Economic derailment prices Mongolians out of family life
By Antonio Graceffo “Economic crises. Low income. Inflation, unemployment, gasoline price hikes ... many Mongolian families are affected mentally and physically. As a result, a lot of people are leaving Mongolia to…