Two former Australian Prime Ministers flying the flag for AUKUS and the benefits of a unified industrial base it will bring at the American Global Strategies Conference yesterday. Scott Morrison. Thanks to Robert C. O'Brien and Alex Gray for bringing everyone together.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned 3 recent drone strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Moscow’s ongoing occupation has rendered it a major flashpoint in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, writes Andrea Stricker: fdd.org/analysis/polic…

New FDD Flash Brief with analysis by me & Behnam Ben Taleblu:

Congress Seeks Answers on U.S. Failure to Sanction Iran-Russia Nuclear Cooperation fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

In contrast, today almost 40% of U.S. attack submarines are not deployable because of maintenance delays. American military power in the Pacific requires a robust and ready submarine force.

The Amazon $25 million investment over 10 yrs, is an important part of the $110 million new AI research partnership that will bring together universities & tech companies in the U.S. & Japan. This is a key initiative to stay ahead of Beijing in the AI race.

Japan is a close and trustworthy ally and is a critical partner for the U.S. to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. It is good to see our alliance thriving and expanding. This is a bipartisan success story. ft.com/content/7c8765…

Lengthy new story on Iran’s nuclear escalation by the great Joby Warrick.

One needed nuance is extent to which Tehran has advanced its program under Biden’s diplomacy/de-escalation effort vs. constrained steps under U.S. maximum economic pressure. 1/
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“This reinforces that countries can implement UN sanctions, on their own, as they have responsibility to do so,” especially after Russia blocked the UN experts panel’s mandate, said Anthony Ruggiero Anthony Ruggiero, senior fellow FDD.
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In light of Moscow’s destruction of the UN panel and persistent violations of UN sanctions by both Russia and China, the administration must adjust its approach to directly penalize these actors

More here from Andrea Stricker and Anthony Ruggiero: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

Beijing abstained in the vote but supported Moscow’s action. Both countries have long violated UN sanctions on North Korea while stymying the panel’s reporting and threatening to repeal its mandate.

Insighs from Andrea Stricker and Anthony Ruggiero:
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While Russia’s move strikes a harsh blow to the international North Korea sanctions architecture, Washington can limit the damage by targeting Russian and Chinese companies, individuals, and banks that aid sanctions evasion.

New by Anthony Ruggiero & me: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

My new FDD Policy Brief with Andrea Stricker: Russia ended the UN panel monitoring North Korea sanctions. Biden administration should use U.S. sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies, individuals, and banks aiding Pyongyang's sanctions evasion.

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Russian Veto Kills UN Body Monitoring North Korea Sanctions ⁦Andrea Stricker⁩ ⁦Anthony Ruggiero⁩ fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

My new FDD Policy Brief with Andrea Stricker: Russia ended the UN panel monitoring North Korea sanctions. Biden administration should use U.S. sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies, individuals, and banks aiding Pyongyang's sanctions evasion.

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Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on March 28 that would have renewed the mandate of a key panel of experts tasked with monitoring the implementation of UN sanctions against North Korea, write Anthony Ruggiero & Andrea Stricker fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

Thanks to The Wall Street Journal for running my piece on the real story of the Trump Administration and America’s allies. Let’s have an honest conversation about where we’ve been as the world seeks to understand where we might go under President Trump’s second administration.…

This piece by Alex Gray is a must read for any reporter, covering foreign policy, national security, or the 2024 presidential campaign.

Multilateral groups are 'always a benefit' to monitoring/enforcing sanctions: 'We need those groups to say which authorities can take actions, whether through sanctions or enforcement actions or other mechanisms to stop these activities.' -Anthony Ruggiero voanews.com/a/us-turns-to-…

'الفيتو الروسي يقتل رقابة الأمم المتحدة علي العقوبات المفروضة على كوريا الشمالية'

Anthony Ruggiero و Andrea Stricker في FDD
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Wow. Worked so hard on this book. Holding it in my hands is something else.

“Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance”

Available everywhere on April 15th