Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, recently painted a chilling picture of China’s surveillance state, detailing an evolving “social credit system” that rewards those loyal to the state and could punish those who aren’t. In an interview on The John Batchelor Show Feb. 7, Diamond detailed how the Chinese state is taking advantage […]
Grand Jury Indicts 36 on Cyberfraud Charges
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Feb. 7 that a federal grand jury in Nevada had indicted 36 cybercriminals from the United States and 17 other countries for conducting “a transnational racketeering enterprise via the Internet forum called ‘Infraud,’” “The Infraud Organization was created in October 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko aka ‘Obnon,’ aka ‘Rector,’ aka […]
WMD Financing Elusive on International Playing Field
Sigal Mandelker, undersecretary of terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Jan. 17 to discuss efforts to combat terror financing. “The foundation of our economic authorities is a strong and robust anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism [AMLCFT] […]
AEI Analyst: Border Walls are a Secure Solution Worldwide
Well-traveled American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Michael Rubin describes himself as an analyst, not an advocate, and has covered a lot of miles in the Middle East and South Asia. Compiling information and talking to people in these regions is part of his job. Despite members of Congress, President Trump, and opinion makers haggling over […]
CIA Director Offers Unapologetic First-Year Reflection
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) welcomed CIA Director Mike Pompeo to a forum Jan. 23, where the director reflected on the CIA’s mission, the ongoing fight against counterterrorism, and his working relationship with President Trump. “CIA is a central part of making sure that policymakers understand the threat and how best to attack [the counterterrorism […]