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Axios
13 hours ago
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- Axios
Foreign students out-earn their native-born peers
Workers with college degrees who come to the U.S. on student visas out-earn their native-born peers, but also do more of the research and development work critical to the economy, according to a new analysis of data from the National Survey of College Graduates. Why it matters: The Trump administration is using student visas as both policy tool and negotiating leverage on trade, potentially forcing a sharp decline in the number of foreign students in coming years. By the numbers: As of 2023, there were about 2.1 million year-round full-time workers in the U.S. with Bachelor's degrees who first came here on a student visa, per the Economic Innovation Group, which did the research. They earned a median salary of $115,000, compared with an $87,000 median for native-born workers with at least a college degree. The salary gap holds firm across age groups, the analysis finds. The intrigue: 27% of those who came here on student visas are engaged in research and development work, compared with 12% of native-born workers, a sign of how critical students from outside the U.S. are to innovation. "Further impeding international students' ability to stay and work after graduation would be a major blow to the United States' R&D ecosystem," according to the report. Zoom out: " The story here is that people who come here on student visas are very talented and ambitious and hardworking," Connor O'Brien, research and policy analyst at Economic Innovation Group, tells Axios. "They offer skills that employers are willing to pay a premium for."
Politico
10-02-2025
- Business
- Politico
As USAID retreats, China pounces
Presented by With help from Connor O'Brien, Nahal Toosi and Daniel Lippman Subscribe here | Email Robbie | Email Eric If USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in. That's the trend that longtime U.S. China watchers and aid workers are already noticing in the weeks since President DONALD TRUMP and his ally ELON MUSK moved to dismantle and shake up the U.S. Agency for International Development. China is quickly making moves to fill in gaps left behind by the Trump administration's abrupt moves to almost entirely halt and wind down USAID operations worldwide, from the Indo-Pacific to South America. In Nepal, Chinese officials have reportedly signaled to the Nepalese government that Beijing is willing to step in to replace USAID's void with development funding of its own, the Annapurna Express reports. Officials in the Cook Islands, a strategically important island chain in the Indo-Pacific, said they expect the withdrawal of USAID from the region to provide an opening for China. In Colombia, which received around $385 million in USAID funding in 2024, non-governmental organizations that received USAID funding say the Chinese government is interested in putting up money to help fill the void. These are early signs, but taken together, it has some analysts on both sides of the political spectrum warning that USAID's dismantlement will undercut U.S. global competition with China in the long-run. 'China is already reaching out to partners,' said FRANCISCO BENCOSME, who served as USAID's China policy lead during the Biden administration. 'They will fill in the void in places like Cambodia and Nepal, and those are just the places we know about..' On the Republican side, MICHAEL SOBOLIK, a China analyst at the Hudson Institute think tank and a former aide to Sen. TED CRUZ (R-Texas), said USAID helped offer an alternative to China for developing countries looking to outside investors for infrastructure and telecoms development. USAID also aided media outlets in Africa, Southeast Asia and elsewhere where Chinese-controlled media outlets such as Xinhua are ascendant, he noted. 'Sure, USAID was doing some highly questionable stuff that's worthy of review. But don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Beijing is hoping we do exactly that,' Sobolik said. Democrats on the House Select China Committee, led by Rep. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-Ill.), have drawn up a new strategy to hammer the Trump administration on how dismantling USAID will hand a win to Beijing, according to a three-page document of talking points obtained by NatSec Daily. 'When the Chinese Communist Party is aggressively investing abroad, rerouting supply chains, and buying authoritarian favor through elite capture, the United States must double down on USAID's work, not stifle it,' the document said. But the GOP side of the committee isn't stepping up to defend the agency. Asked for comment by NatSec Daily, the committee replied with a broad statement saying it 'has full trust in Secretary Rubio's ability to effectively handle critical human rights and development issues.' The Inbox NO RIGHT OF RETURN? Trump clarified today that Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip during a proposed U.S. occupation wouldn't have the right to return to the enclave under his plan to redevelop the war-torn territory. In a clip released today from his interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump said Palestinians wouldn't have the inherent right to return to the Gaza Strip and reiterated his position that the U.S. would seek to occupy and redevelop the enclave. Those comments will likely land in the Middle East like a lead balloon. The right of displaced Palestinians to return to their homelands has been a critical demand from Arab states during decades of peace talks to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially for countries like Jordan which have sheltered thousands of Palestinian refugees since the 1940s. You can be sure the issue will come up when Jordanian King ABDULLAH visits the White House on Tuesday. GRIM NEW START: Russia isn't confident that Washington and Moscow will be able to broker an extension to the New START arms control deal before it expires in 2026. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister SERGEI RYABKOV said today that 'as for our dialogue in the field of (nuclear) strategic stability and the post-New START situation, the situation does not look very promising … On Feb. 5, 2026, the pact expires and after this it will not exist.' The hang-up is over the number of countries involved in talks. Russia wants France, China and the United Kingdom to negotiate arms reduction, while the U.S. only wants to add China to discussions. Trump has voiced interest in an arms control deal with Moscow. New START is the last remaining arms control deal between the two nuclear powers, and the expiration of New START could embolden Russia to rebuild its nuclear arsenal. SYRIA'S NEW LEADER REFLECTS: The new de facto leader of Syria is making the case that the U.S. should lift sanctions on his country, and issuing some kind words about Trump's foreign policy ambitions as he does so. Appearing on the podcast of former British politicians ALASTAIR CAMPBELL and RORY STEWART, AHMED AL-SHARAA argued that sanctions against the BASHAR ASSAD regime should be lifted as his forces have 'dismantled' that government's oppressive tools. 'Now that we have dismantled the regime and its presence, these sanctions should be lifted, as there is no justification for them after the fall of the regime,' al-Sharaa said. While he lightly criticized Trump's proposal for Gaza, al-Sharaa did express hope that Trump could usher in lasting peace, saying 'I am optimistic that if the ideas proposed during his campaign become reality, he will play a big role in achieving global peace.' TRUMP'S FIRING SPREE: Trump fired members of the 'boards of visitors' that oversee U.S. military service academies, our own Jack Detsch reports. 'Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues over the last four years,' Trump wrote on Truth Social today. 'I have ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard.' The president did not immediately announce the appointment of new members to the boards. It's the latest Trump administration move against perceived deficiencies in the U.S. military's fighting capabilities that they attribute to efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within the ranks. The Defense Department already suspended many identity-based student organizations at the service academies (though it allowed clubs for Polish students and other European cultural groups to remain intact) and began removing books from schools it administers that it deemed 'too woke.' IT'S MONDAY: Thanks for tuning in to NatSec Daily! This space is reserved for the top U.S. and foreign officials, the lawmakers, the lobbyists, the experts and the people like you who care about how the natsec sausage gets made. Aim your tips and comments at rgramer@ and ebazail@ and follow Robbie and Eric on X @RobbieGramer and @ebazaileimil. While you're at it, follow the rest of POLITICO's global security team: @dave_brown24, @HeidiVogt, @jessicameyers, @RosiePerper, @nahaltoosi, @PhelimKine, @ak_mack, @connorobrienNH, @paulmcleary, @reporterjoe, @JackDetsch, @samuelskove, @magmill95, and @johnnysaks130 THE NEW ADMINISTRATION 'BIG BALLS' IN STATE'S SYSTEM: A DOGE staffer and acolyte of tech mogul ELON MUSK known as 'Big Balls' in online circles just landed a post at the State Department, The Washington Post's Faiz Siddiqui and John Hudson report. The 19-year-old, whose real name is EDWARD CORISTINE, is working as a senior adviser to the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, which serves as a critical hub for both sensitive and nonsensitive data the department processes, officials told the Post. Coristine briefly worked for Musk's brain-chip start-up Neuralink. Another DOGE staffer, former SpaceX intern LUKE FARRITOR, is also working at State's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. Here at NatSec Daily, we can report Coristine and Farritor have State Department emails, thanks to confirmation from a department official familiar with the email system. The official was granted anonymity due to fear of retaliation. Keystrokes FRANCE'S AI ESPOIR: French President EMMANUEL MACRON is pledging hundreds of billions of dollars in investments to bolster his country's artificial intelligence capabilities. In an interview with a French television station, Macron pledged to invest $112 billion in his country's AI capabilities in order to catch up with other major players such as the United States and China. 'We have to be in the race. We want to be part of it, we want to innovate. Otherwise, we'll be dependent on others,' Macron said Sunday evening. The new investments pledge presages a major AI summit in France this week (Vice President JD VANCE is leading the U.S. delegation) and follows the rapid and explosive growth of Chinese AI platform DeepSeek. Related: We asked DeepSeek about geopolitics. It gave us Beijing talking points. By POLITICO. The Complex SELLING TRUMP ON DEFENSE BUMP: House Armed Services Chair MIKE ROGERS (R-Ala.) is looking to make his case directly to Trump to boost the Pentagon budget by hundreds of billions of dollars a year. In an interview outlining his agenda (first reported — for Pros! — by our colleagues at Morning Defense) Rogers said plans to meet with Trump, alongside Senate Armed Services Chair ROGER WICKER (R-Miss.), with the aim of securing his support for hiking military spending to 4 to 5 percent of GDP. 'We are pushing to get back into that spending level, and we want him to take the lead,' Rogers said in an interview. 'I want him to want that 4 to 5 percent.' Rogers also consulted Defense Secretary PETE HEGSETH, who advised him in a phone call last week that Trump's buy-in will be crucial. 'Pete completely agrees that we have to find a way to get in that 4 to 5 percent band of spending,' he said. 'But he made it very clear, that's the president's call.' ON THE HILL GABBARD, PATEL IN PROCESS: Trump's most contentious national security nominees are advancing towards their final Senate votes, even in the face of concerted Democratic opposition. TULSI GABBARD, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, will get a cloture vote tonight, setting the stage for a final floor vote on her nomination in the coming days. Meanwhile, FBI director nominee KASH PATEL is still expected to receive a vote in committee this week, after Democrats managed to delay a vote on his nomination. Both are expected to narrowly get confirmed, as Republicans have lined up behind the contentious nominees. But Vance, who Trump has dispatched as an emissary to Capitol Hill, successfully locked down support for both nominees from Republican holdouts, is out of the country for the next week, meaning that the Senate may not be able to break ties if votes come down to the wire. Democrats, including maverick Sen. JOHN FETTERMAN of Pennsylvania, are not expected to vote to confirm either Patel or Gabbard. Broadsides A WARNING FROM TITUS: A senior congressional Democrat is sounding the alarm that cuts to USAID's support for democracies and human rights around the world could backfire in the pursuit of a stronger U.S. foreign policy. In an interview with Eric, Rep. DINA TITUS (D-Nev.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the top Democrat on the House Democracy Partnership, warned that cutting this foreign aid funding could weaken U.S. soft power around the world and limit the ability of the U.S. to boost democratic movements around the world. Cuts to democracy programs in eastern Europe also have spillover effects that can affect others nearby, Titus argued, as countries in Russia's backyard face increased meddling from Moscow in their elections. To that point, she highlighted the importance of U.S. support for institutions in Ukraine. 'If we're not helping in Ukraine, that certainly impacts Romania, and Romania, in turn, impacts Moldova,' Titus said. She also said Democrats need to frame foreign aid 'not just in terms of girls in Afghanistan, but in terms of this helps us fight against China,' adding that aid to democracy initiatives 'strengthens us in terms of international security.' ICYMI: How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE's crosshairs by our own Nahal Toosi and Robbie. Transitions — Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland MARK BRZEZINSKI and DGA partner ERIK BRATTBERG are launching Brzezinski Global Strategies, a firm that will help clients navigate Poland and other countries in central and northern Europe. — The Hudson Institute welcomed former British security minister TOM TUGENDHAT as a distinguished fellow. — SETH LOCKE is joining WilmerHale's defense, national security and government contracts group. He previously co-chaired Perkins Coie's government contracts group — SHERIDAN BASS is joining House Majority Whip TOM EMMER's (R-Minn.) team as deputy press secretary. She previously was communications assistant for Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee. — ANNA HOLLAND is now communications director for Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee. — JAKE DENTON, former technology researcher for the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, has joined the Federal Trade Commission as chief technology officer. — Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs DANIEL KRITENBRINK is now a partner at The Asia Group. — JULIE EDELSTEIN is now a partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP. She most recently was principal deputy chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section in DOJ's national security division. — PALMERSTON, the former resident cat of the British Foreign Service (and chief rival to 10 Downing Street's Chief Mouser LARRY), has taken up a new diplomatic post in Bermuda after his owner ANDREW MURDOCH was named governor of the British overseas territory. What to Read — Dalia Hatuqa, POLITICO: The 'Gaza-ification' of the West Bank — Bruce Hoffman, The Cipher Brief: How Trump's Gaza plans may be both 'fantastical' and constructive — Cian Ward, New Lines Magazine: Returning to devastation in south Lebanon Tomorrow Today — Center for Strategic and International Studies, 9:25 a.m.: China's power: Up for debate — National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, 10 a.m.: 80 years of U.S.-Saudi relations: Reflecting on the past, shaping the future — Center for Strategic and International Studies' Project on Nuclear Issues, 10 a.m.: Virtual conference on 'strengthening U.S. alliances and partnerships' — House Homeland Security Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee, 10 a.m.: Examining the PRC's strategic port investments in the Western Hemisphere and the implications for homeland security, part I — George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, 4 p.m.: Learning from Ukrainian local communities' response to the full-scale Russian invasion Thanks to our editor, Heidi Vogt, who should be subject to a global arms control regime. Thanks to our producer, Gregory Svirnovskiy, who should lead the talks to rein in Heidi's nuclear aggression.
Politico
04-02-2025
- Business
- Politico
Trump's not-so-new Iran policy
With help from Connor O'Brien, John Sakellariadis, Daniel Lippman and Eli Stokols Subscribe here | Email Robbie | Email Eric Maximum pressure is back on the menu. President DONALD TRUMP signed a new executive order escalating economic and political pressure on Iran today to revive his so-called 'maximum pressure' strategy on Washington's longtime regional foe, previewing what is expected to be a mainstay of his administration's Middle East policy. 'It's very tough on Iran,' he said while signing the document. 'Hopefully we are not going to have to use it very much.' The executive order is a first step in the administration's goal to bring Iran's oil exports down to zero and bulk up the Treasury Department's sanctions on Iran in a bid to cut off Tehran's most valuable source of cash that it uses to fund its proxy militant groups. The key word here is first step. Current and former administration officials said they expect the State Department and Treasury Department to issue more directives, policies and sanctions on Iran in the coming weeks to start tightening the noose around Iran's economy. Iran is already under heavy U.S. sanctions, but the directives following this new executive order 'will emphasize on quality rather than quantity of the sanctions and enforcement of existing sanctions on the books,' said GABRIEL NORONHA, a former Trump Iran policy official who is now executive director of POLARIS National Security, a conservative foreign policy group. The aim, Noronha said, is to 'starve Tehran of revenue that it uses to conduct and support terrorism and its nuclear program.' It was no accident that Trump signed the new EO the day Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU visited Washington. The very big and very public political bear hug that underscores the Trump team's focus on boosting U.S.-Israel ties in the face of a shaky ceasefire in Gaza. Trump also signed executive orders prohibiting any U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which oversees aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and withdrawing the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council, which both Washington and Israel have accused of anti-Israel bias. Trump and Netanyahu's personal ties may be tense behind the scenes, but nothing greases the wheels of a strained friendship like a common enemy. And here, the two have Tehran. 'There's no daylight between us and Israel when it comes to the threat Iran poses,' said one senior administration official, who was granted anonymity to discuss internal matters. The meeting comes at a unique moment in the Middle East. Trump administration officials such as his special envoy for the Middle East, STEVEN WITKOFF, are busy preparing to hash out the second phase of ceasefire talks between Israel and the Iran-backed Hamas militant group in Gaza. But Iran is reeling as the proxies it relied on to attack Israel and pressure U.S. interests have collapsed or have been decimated by fighting. This includes Syria, where Iran's closest ally, BASHAR AL-ASSAD, was ousted from power, and Hezbollah and Hamas, which have been devastated by Israeli military offensives. Another proxy group, the Houthis in Yemen, has been weakened by Western airstrikes. Meaning, things aren't looking great for Iran, even before Trump unveiled the next round of 'maximum pressure.' 'Iran hasn't been weaker at any point since the Iran-Iraq war' in the 1980s, said Noronha. 'Three of their main four proxies are decimated or gone — Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria — and so their entire regional strategy to encircle Israel with a 'ring of fire' is gone today.' The Inbox GRENELL'S CARACAS CHRONICLES: Special envoy RICHARD GRENELL is arguing that his efforts to free American military veterans detained in Venezuela came down to just clarifying that they were not there on official U.S. government business. In an interview with Megyn Kelly, the senior Trump administration official insisted that no deal was cut in Caracas between him and Venezuelan leader NICOLÁS MADURO to relaunch deportation flights between the U.S. and Venezuela and free six Americans being held in Venezuelan prisons on charges of attempting to overthrow the Venezuelan government. Grenell instead argued that once he explained that some of them were military veterans who visited the country for non-official reasons (in one case, alluding to a romantic entanglement one of them had with a Venezuelan woman) or accidentally stepped foot into Venezuelan territory, the release moved apace. 'Some of these individuals, it is going to take some time,' said Grenell. 'But… we were able to successfully argue that these six were absolutely innocent, they are not political in nature, and they deserve to come home.' Grenell, though, didn't address (and wasn't asked about) a conspicuously timed automatic extension of an export license, which has allowed Chevron to continue its partnership with Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA despite U.S. sanctions against the petrostate's energy sector. It's been a lifeline for the Venezuelan state, netting them needed cash. The extension was granted the day after Grenell and the Americans came home. Related: Venezuela opposition leader vows to keep fighting after Trump envoy's deal with Maduro by The Wall Street Journal's Kejal Vyas SHARAA'S CHARM OFFENSIVES: Syria's new leader is looking to assure the two biggest skeptics of his fledgling government that they can work with the former Al-Qaeda affiliate leader turned head of state. Interim Syrian President AHMED AL-SHARAA, who declared himself the country's leader after suspending its Assad-era constitution, said Tuesday he is looking to restore ties with the United States. But so far, his government has not made contact with the Trump administration. He's having better luck with Turkey. Sharaa discussed a security pact with Turkish President RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN during talks in Ankara, suggesting that Turkey is looking to play an active role in its neighbor's future and give the new government in Damascus a chance. DEMS' DOGE WORRIES: Top House Democrats are sending an urgent warning to Trump: that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's swift, brass-knuckle approach to accessing sensitive government data and financial systems poses 'enormous' privacy and national security risks to the country. 'Given the legal requirements to handle classified, sensitive, and personally identifiable information, we seek a swift explanation of how DOGE personnel's intrusion into and access to secure government spaces, data, and information systems comport with U.S. law and national security interests,' the ranking members of seven House committees write in a Tuesday afternoon letter to the White House. The missive comes amid rising worry about the seemingly unchecked influence of DOGE. In recent days, the ELON MUSK-backed cost-cutting initiative has bulldozed its way inside multiple federal agencies, pushed aside career officials and seized access to some of their key data and payments systems. IT'S TUESDAY: Thanks for tuning in to NatSec Daily! This space is reserved for the top U.S. and foreign officials, the lawmakers, the lobbyists, the experts and the people like you who care about how the natsec sausage gets made. Aim your tips and comments at rgramer@ and ebazail@ and follow Robbie and Eric on X @RobbieGramer and @ebazaileimil. While you're at it, follow the rest of POLITICO's global security team: @dave_brown24,@HeidiVogt, @jessicameyers, @RosiePerper, @nahaltoosi, @PhelimKine, @ak_mack, @connorobrienNH, @paulmcleary, @reporterjoe, @JackDetsch, @samuelskove, @magmill95, and @johnnysaks130 The Complex PENTAGON'S NEW SPOKESPERSON: Trump named veteran and former congressional candidate SEAN PARNELL to be the Pentagon's top spokesperson. He's the latest former GOP candidate turned Trump administration appointee. Parnell, a Fox News contributor and military veteran, lost to former Rep. CONOR LAMB in a hotly-contested 2020 House race. And in 2022, he dropped out of the running for a Pennsylvania Senate seat amid a contentious custody battle with his now ex-wife. Parnell said in an X post: 'I accept this position with great humility, recognizing that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants — those warriors who came before us, who sacrificed so much on behalf of a grateful nation.' Defense Secretary PETE HEGSETH praised Parnell's selection to the role, which will also see him serve as Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs. He wasn't the only Trump appointee and former GOP candidate who got new attention late Monday. JOE KENT, who lost twice to Democratic Rep. MARIE GLUESENKAMP PEREZ in a swing Washington House seat, will lead the National Counterterrorism Center. Kent was lambasted for giving an interview to a known Nazi sympathizer during his 2022 campaign for Congress and was criticized for receiving the endorsements of white nationalists. ON THE HILL GABBARD'S CONFIRMATION GLIDE: It looks like TULSI GABBARD may be out of the woods and on her way to the office of the Director of National Intelligence. Gabbard cleared the Senate Intel Committee today and is headed to the Senate floor. And it follows her locking down the support of holdout Republican TODD YOUNG of Indiana. On Monday, she also got the public backing of SUSAN COLLINS of Maine and JAMES LANKFORD of Oklahoma. It's a stunning reversal for Gabbard, whose nomination appeared the most embattled after a rocky confirmation hearing last week that was rife with testy exchanges between the Democrat-turned-Trump backer and committee Republicans over her views on whistleblower EDWARD SNOWDEN. But Gabbard still has to lock down the support of Republicans on the floor, and some key GOP senators such as MITCH McCONNELL of Kentucky and LISA MURKOWSKI of Alaska have yet to reveal how they'll vote on her nomination. Broadsides FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY — BLUMENTHAL BLASTS AID FREEZE: Sen. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D-Conn.) fired off a letter to Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO criticizing the Trump administration's pause on foreign aid. The 90-day pause, Blumenthal argued, 'has already led to significant threats.' The Connecticut Democrat demanded that Rubio reverse course 'before it results in any further harm to our national interests.' 'This freeze not only undermines the security of the United States but also contradicts the goals you outlined during your confirmation hearing: to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous,' he wrote. 'By halting foreign aid, the Trump Administration is weakening our national security and emboldening our adversaries.' Blumenthal's letter comes as Democrats continue to voice their staunch opposition to Trump's efforts against the U.S. Agency for International Development and other actions to temporarily curtail U.S. foreign assistance to partners around the world. Transitions — SUSAN M. GORDON, the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, is joining the advisory board of Strider Technologies, Inc., a strategic intelligence and AI firm. — PAUL ROSEN will be a partner in Latham & Watkins' CFIUS & U.S. national security practice. He most recently was assistant Treasury secretary for investment security, overseeing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. — PERRY SPIEGEL is now manager for trade at McLarty Associates. He previously was a policy adviser for the National Security Council. — DOUG BUSH has started a consulting firm, DRB Strategies. He was most recently Army acquisition chief in the Biden administration and was a longtime House Armed Services Committee aide. What to Read — MARY BETH SHERIDAN, The Washington Post: 'Cool-headed' CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM tries to steer Mexico through the Trump era — ANTHONY BORDEN, The Atlantic: Democracy in eastern Europe faces another crisis — BRIAN Y.S. WONG, South China Morning Post: DeepSeek success shouldn't be seen as a win for China or loss for US Tomorrow Today — Center for Strategic and International Studies, 9:30 a.m.: Resilient allied energy cooperation in the Indo-Pacific — The Hudson Institute, 10 a.m.: Discussion with former Ukrainian President PETRO POROSHENKO — House Homeland Security Committee, 10 a.m.: 'Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America's Cyber Workforce.' — FiscalNote and Oxford Analytica, 10 a.m.: The Trumpification of Europe and the consequences for EU policy — Georgetown University, 12 p.m.: 'Negotiating Legality: Chinese Companies in the U.S. Legal System,' focusing on 'how Chinese multinational companies, such as TikTok, are navigating the challenges of the U.S. legal system amidst intensifying U.S.-China geopolitical tensions.' — Hudson Institute, 1:30 p.m.: Increased economic pressure will help the Trump Administration end Russia's war against Ukraine Thanks to our editor, Rosie Perper, who will bow to our maximum pressure strategy. Thanks to our producer, Gregory Svirnovskiy, who we will enrich with our oil export revenues. CORRECTION: Monday's newsletter misstated which Vindman spoke at a rally protesting Trump administration moves against USAID. It was Rep. EUGENE VINDMAN (D-Va.)
