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America’s Private-Capital Advantage – How to Outcompete Chinese State Capitalism
America’s Private-Capital Advantage – How to Outcompete Chinese State Capitalism
Learn MoreA Stronger DFC for a Freer, More Open World
A Stronger DFC for a Freer, More Open World
The Trump administration’s recently released proposal to reauthorize and expand the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) reflects many of the recommendations we advanced last year at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition (WISC) on how to activate American investment overseas for a freer, more open world. We commend the administration for moving decisively in […]
Learn MoreBuilding Digital Trust Together
Building Digital Trust Together
Part of my Mind the Gap and Innovative Imperative series on strategic competition in technology. Around the world, nations are racing to build the digital foundations of their economies — connecting citizens, powering innovation, and modernizing essential services. What’s at stake is not simply who leads in artificial intelligence or semiconductors, but who shapes the architecture of the […]
Learn More360° View of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
360° View of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
For Want of a Nail Mark Kennedy Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Wilson Center The proverb reminds us that “For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost.” Today, the United States faces mounting risks from the metaphorical lack of a nail—inadequate equity investment that could activate other capital to secure global investments critical […]
Learn MoreEmbracing Infrastructure Finance as Vital Tool in Strategic Competition
Embracing Infrastructure Finance as Vital Tool in Strategic Competition
Learn MoreReauthorizing DFC in Lame Duck Period Avoids Disrupting an Important Foreign Policy Tool
Reauthorizing DFC in Lame Duck Period Avoids Disrupting an Important Foreign Policy Tool
\\The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was created in December 2019 after President Donald Trump signed into law the BUILD Act in October 2018. In the five years since, it has become one of America’s most effective tools for building geopolitical relations and advancing foreign policy priorities. The incoming Secretary of State will want […]
Learn MoreCan the U.S. Keep China from Disrupting U.S. Ocean Shipping?
Can the U.S. Keep China from Disrupting U.S. Ocean Shipping?
Learn MoreAmerica’s Maritime Blind Spot: How China is Gaining the Upper Hand on the High Seas
America’s Maritime Blind Spot: How China is Gaining the Upper Hand on the High Seas
For decades, the US has taken the security of global sea lanes for granted, assuming that commercial and military shipping would always function smoothly. But while America remained complacent, China methodically expanded its maritime dominance, ensuring the steady flow of its own cargo while developing the capability to disrupt American supply chains at will. Chinese […]
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Mobilizing public and private capital through development finance, export credit, and sovereign investment to accelerate the buildout of high-standard infrastructure before authoritarian alternatives fill the void.
Mobility and Trade Infrastructure
Securing the logistics systems—ports, shipping corridors, rail, and digital platforms—that keep commerce flowing and chokepoints protected.
Strategic Inputs Infrastructure
Developing facilities to process and move critical inputs like rare earths, critical minerals, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, ensuring secure access to foundational supply chain nodes.
Secure Digital Infrastructure
Deploying telecommunications networks, data centers, internet exchange points, and undersea cables that are free from authoritarian control—ensuring openness and integrity in the digital backbone.
Empowering Energy Infrastructure
Building clean, resilient, and diversified energy systems—such as nuclear, cross-border grids, and LNG networks—to avoid future dependence on coercive suppliers.
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