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  • Photo: The leaders of the BRICS alliance -- Current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, and former President of Brazil Michel Temer - M. Hutchings (2019)

    Are the BRICS Trying to Form a One World Currency?

    May 30, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    The United States of America has built a global order following World War II that has benefitted America because every other country on Earth wanted to participate in it. This international order has led to America becoming the sole global superpower. It has enabled the economic success we call the American Dream to be the envy of the world. Unfortunately, this world order that has been beneficial to every American is now unraveling. If we don’t stop this unraveling, it will significantly erode our quality of life.

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  • Immigration News You Aren’t Getting

    Apr 20, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    As a former congressman who represented the single largest southern border district, and a former overseas CIA officer, I’ve been dealing with threats to our homeland security and Americans’ well being for my entire adult life. Dealing with border security and addressing the rising number of undocumented immigrants crossing our borders – while getting increasingly complicated – just needs common sense to fix it.

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  • New Cold War Between U.S. and China Explained

    The New Cold War: China vs. U.S.

    Apr 5, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    In today’s rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, understanding the intricacies of global politics is more important than ever. This exclusive excerpt is from an interview conducted at the recent Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TCRA) event in Fort Worth, Texas on March 24, 2023. TSCRA Vice President Carl Ray Polk sits down with me to discuss a topic that has captured the attention of the world – the new cold war with China.

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  • Photo: Skylines of Kiev, Ukraine; Tehran, Iran; and Taipei, Taiwan.

    Three Conflicts that Could Turn into World War 3

    Feb 22, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    We are living in uncertain and unstable times. There are missile attacks in Ukraine, surveillance balloons over America, and weapons grade Uranium being enriched in Iran. There are several conflict zones that could be the powder keg to start World War III.

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  • Waikiki beach and Diamond Head Mountain in Honolulu, Hawaii

    Would China & Russia Attack Hawaii?

    Feb 7, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    The short answer is: Not in the near future. The long answer is: It’s something we should be actively gameplanning for. Both China and Russia have been expanding their military capabilities in the broader Indo-Pacific region. U.S. military leaders have repeatedly warned about the potential for Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-directed aggression in the Indo-Pacific and our Japanese allies have warned of an attack on Hawaii.

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  • Russia, Ukraine, Putin: Why Americans Should Care in 2023

    Jan 19, 2023 | By Will Hurd

    Americans should continue to care about Russia, Ukraine & Putin because they have the potential to impact our economy, our security, and our future. The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces under the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin is a complex geopolitical issue that has far-reaching consequences.

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  • China Map

    Why Is Taiwan Important to the US?

    Dec 7, 2022 | By Will Hurd

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    Taiwan is a critical partner to the United States for multiple reasons. Economically, the US and Taiwan are top 10 trading partners, with bilateral trade reaching $114 billion in 2021. Taiwan is also one of the world’s leading manufacturers of advanced semiconductors. These critical components are in every electronic device and system, and Taiwan plays a key role in global supply chains for them.

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  • DALL-E Image of Flag and Downtown Taiwan

    Will China Invade Taiwan?

    Jun 30, 2022 | By Will Hurd

    Yes. China will invade Taiwan. Several assessments by intelligence organizations around the world suggest it will likely happen by the middle of the 2030s. Which means the United States and our allies don’t have much time to ensure their is an alliance in place to help Taiwan be prepared to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from coming across the Taiwan Strait.

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  • Ukrainian and American Flags

    Preventing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine from Becoming a Long, Protracted War

    Apr 11, 2022 | By Will Hurd

    A long, protracted invasion of Ukraine is a win for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The longer Putin continues his invasion the more innocent people will be massacred, and the more likely it will be that Eastern European Countries that border Ukraine will become less supportive of the broader objectives of the European-American coalition in support of Ukraine.

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  • Russia vs Ukraine flag on cracked wall, concept of war between russia and ukraine, silhouette of soldiers on russia vs ukraine flag

    Why Does Russia Want Ukraine, and What Does It Mean for the Future?

    Mar 1, 2022 | By Will Hurd

    With Russian troops conducting a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, citizens of the United States and European Union concerned about the possibility of a world war have been asking why does Russia want Ukraine? The current crisis has roots going back to 2014 when Russian President Vladimir Putin first violated the Ukrainian border by invading two parts of the country – Crimea in the south and the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. Early Thursday morning on February 24, 2022, Russian forces began a military action to assault the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and remove Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from power in an effort to topple the Ukrainian government.

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    What USA Foreign Policy Should Be

    Feb 1, 2022 | By Will Hurd

    Most people would be shocked to learn that Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have something in common. The thing they have in common is that when the National Security Council of each of these presidents were required to submit to Congress a National Security Strategy for the United States — a document which defined USA foreign policy – they were all based on the same national interests.

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  • Tyranny is Never Invincible

    The New Cold War with the Chinese Government

    Dec 20, 2021 | By Will Hurd

    The Geopolitical Struggle for Global Leadership in Advanced Technology will determine whether the 21st Century Stays the American Century

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  • JFK NYT US imposes arms blockade on cuba on finding offensive missile sites. Kennedy ready for soviet showdown Cuban Missile Crisis - Will Hurd

    What If The Cuban Missile Crisis Went Hot?

    Oct 25, 2021 | By Will Hurd

    In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis the world came the closest in human history to a nuclear war. There are useful lessons from this Cold War period, when nuclear missiles were being transported on Soviet ships to support Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution, that aren’t being applied to relevant situations in the world right now. During those 13+ days beginning on 27 October 1962 when the U.S. became aware of the presence in Cuba of Soviet missiles that could strike any city in America:

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  • Mexican immigrants, adults and kids, are standing next to the metal fence

    Foreign Policy is Not Foreign

    Sep 27, 2021 | By Will Hurd

    The Haitian Immigrant Crisis on our Southern border is a reminder that foreign policy is not foreign. This current crisis is a bit different from previous ones originating from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, because in this case you have nationals from one country (the Haitians) attempting to come to the United States from another country (Chile, Columbia, Panama), where they have been living for many years. One commonality with this current crisis and the others is that it’s the drug cartels’ human smuggling networks that are lying to vulnerable and desperate people and moving them over thousands of oftentimes treacherous miles.

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