Military - China Econ Group

Loans, Minerals, Weapons, and Coups: China’s Destabilizing Role in Africa’s Coup Belt

By Antonio Graceffo February 3, 2024World

By Antonio Graceffo In August, military officers in Gabon placed the country’s president, Ali Bongo, under house arrest. This latest coup comes just weeks after the army ousted the president…

Video Interview: China Threat Assessment

By Antonio Graceffo January 10, 2024China

Sage Outcast interview with Antonio Graceffo. (January 9, 2024). China's Global Power and How it Threatens U.S. National Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NyYbZLDYg

Red Alert: China’s Global Power and How it Threatens U.S. National Security

By Antonio Graceffo January 8, 2024Books

Military – Economic – Diplomatic By Antonio Graceffo In its annual threat assessment, the U.S. Intelligence Community consistently identifies the People’s Republic of China as the primary threat to U.S.…

Presidential Drawdown Authority Used to Send Weapons to Taiwan

By Antonio Graceffo January 8, 2024Taiwan

By Antonio Graceffo For the first time, the United States is using the presidential drawdown authority (PDA) to provide weapons to Taiwan. This is the same authority previously used to send arms…

Sinaloa Cartel as international terror organization

By Antonio Graceffo December 12, 2023U.S.A

By Antonio Graceffo The Sinaloa drug cartel is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. It also uses violence and corruption to control police, courts, and politicians…

China’s PLA Needs Time, Money to Surpass US Military

By Antonio Graceffo November 27, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The United States is the world’s No. 1 military power, while China is No. 3. To catch up with the United States, China will need to maintain…

Myanmar Conflict Implications for U.S. National Security

By Antonio Graceffo November 11, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo China’s engagement with the Myanmar (Burma) junta has offered the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) access to another port in the Bay of Bengal, on the Indian…

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…

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…