Nordics Ditch Neutrality for NATO; Victory Day without Victory; China’s Post-Ukraine Pathway; USMC Force Design 2030; Japan’s Economic Security Laws — Welcome to this week’s Friday the 13th weekly news roundup. There is much to be discussed this week, ranging from bombshell news that five leading Republican House lawmakers were subpoenaed to appear before the January 6 Committee to rising market and economic turmoil. As part of its ongoing investigation into…

Russian Domestic Politics; Recent Intelligence Disclosures; Sullivan Cup Takeaways; Yoshida Doctrine 2.0 — Welcome to the first Friday News Roundup of May on a very rainy Friday in DC. This week, a Monday leak that was first reported by POLITICO revealed that the Supreme Court has reportedly already voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade as well as a subsequent and similarly…

Needed Leadership; Escalation beyond Donbas; Nuclear Saber Rattling; Regional Crises around the World; Japan’s Military Normalization post-Ukraine — Greetings to you from Washington, D.C. It’s been a busy week — both in general and for team CSPC. Yesterday’s surprising negative GDP numbers were a reminder of the post-pandemic environment, supply chain difficulties, and wartime disruption. While many economists said that it was too soon to cry “stagflation”, it…

Latest CSPC 5G & 6G Report; Q&A with Glenn Nye on Cyber; Victory Day without Victory?; ASAT Norms; IMF Meetings & Economic Uncertainty — Before we get to this week’s roundup, we want to take a moment to acknowledge that our Presidential Fellows Conference is underway, back, and in-person. It is great to have students from across the country and around the world joining us. While our team and fellows adapted well to previous…

Finland & Sweden Move Towards NATO; New Commanders for NATO & Russia; Kremlin Prepares New Offensive; A Narrative for the Pacific — Greetings to you from Washington, where a solemn day for many is also a beautiful spring day — a reminder of the rebirth and growth of this time of year and welcome antidote to much of the news. …

Russian Brutality in Bucha; Pre-empting Russian Cyber Tools; Russia & the Balkans; Evaluating Geoeconomic Toolkit — While events around the world continue to draw our attention — and are well-covered in this week’s roundup — in Washington the news of the week is the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in a 53–47 Senate vote. Judge Jackson will be the first Black woman on the…

Spy vs. Spy; Russia’s Shifting Objectives; Confronting War Atrocities; Finland’s Resilience — Nothing to joke about here today, with plenty on the agenda in Washington and events unfolding rapidly around the world. The legislative traffic jam continues on the Hill, with additional COVID funds, cutting off trade with Russia, and competition legislation among key priorities ahead of recesses, summer, and campaigning. It…

Updates from Europe, Ukraine, and Russia; Holding War Crimes to Account; The End of Globalization?; DoD Acquisitions Hearing; Japan, Russia, & Disputed Territory — Greetings from Washington, DC. While this roundup has updates on the latest from Ukraine and Russia, the week’s events inside the Beltway focused on the Supreme Court. Of course, the majority of the week was focused on the historic nomination hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, but despite the nominees’…

Russia, Ukraine & WMDs; Wartime Messaging from Moscow & Kyiv; Early Lessons for the Future of Electronic Warfare — Earlier in the week, we witnessed an amazing scene of unity, as Congress sat jointly and listened to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s video address. While calls for a no fly zone or more direct intervention remain remote, the U.S. and its allies are stepping up the military supplies, including more…