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Writing by Josh Birenbaum

Op-eds, reports, book chapters, and public comments written by Josh Birenbaum on economic security, illicit finance, corruption, emerging technology, trade, and great power competition.

Op-eds and articles

Terror groups are handing Venezuela’s critical minerals over to China
Co-authored with Cristina Vollmer Burelli, The Hill

October 17, 2026
How the Treasury Is Hindering Efforts to Combat Illicit Finance
Co-authored with Tyler Stapleton, The National Interest

October 15, 2026
How Boosting Your Privacy Will Make America More Secure
Co-authored with Amit Sharma, The National Interest

September 22, 2026
U.S.-Canada Trade Brawl Lets China Skate Off with Big Wins
The New York Post

August 31, 2026
Knowledge is power: Why America needs economic security intelligence
The Hill

August 24, 2026
Can the Earthquake Help Venezuela Shake the Dictatorship?
Co-authored with Carrie Filipetti, The Daily Wire

July 9, 2026
Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security
Co-authored with Antonia-Laura Pup, The National Interest

July 2, 2026
U.S. Must Halt the Terror-Driven Gold Rush That’s Looting Venezuela
Co-authored with Susan Soh, The New York Post

June 17, 2026
After Globalization: The Case for a ‘Near-Global Economy’
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, The National Interest

May 21, 2026
Trump and Xi Talk Strait Past Each Other at Summit
The New York Post

May 15, 2026
How Iran’s Leaders Hide Their Billions
Co-authored with Susan Soh, The National Interest

May 1, 2026
The Dangerous National Security Shell Company Game
The Washington Examiner

April 20, 2026
The Broken Promise of the Panama Papers, Ten Years On
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, National Review

April 3, 2026
How to Tackle Venezuela’s (and the World’s) ‘Odious Debt’ Problem
Co-authored with Daniel Swift, The National Interest

April 2, 2026
How Trump can prevent a forever-blockade in Venezuela
The Hill

February 4, 2026
After Ousting Nicolás Maduro, Let’s Make Sure Venezuela Stays Strong and Pro-American
The New York Post

December 19, 2025
The Case for a Second Front in the War on Fentanyl
National Review

October 18, 2025
America Must Stop Aiding Our Enemies by Enabling the Shadowy World of Dirty Cash
The New York Post

October 7, 2025
China Has Weaponized Battery Production Against the United States
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, The National Interest

September 24, 2025
Our Enemies Depend on Anonymity. To Defeat Them, We Must Unmask Them
The Washington Examiner

May 29, 2025
The Bonds That Bind: Our Adversarial Sovereign Bond Habit
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Euronews

May 29, 2024
Congress Just Touching the TikTok Tip of the Iceberg of China’s Spying
The New York Post

April 10, 2024
Radical Transparency Is Democracy’s Secret Weapon to Counter China
The Hill

March 15, 2024
Transparency Will Go a Long Way to Patch U.S.-China Relations
Newsweek

March 15, 2024
America Must Wake Up to Putin’s Lies
The Telegraph

February 16, 2024
It’s Harder to Do Business in China Now—and That’s a Good Thing
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, The National Interest

February 13, 2024
China Is Trying to Change What Human Rights Mean
The National Interest

November 8, 2023

Reports, memos, and book chapters

A Gameplan for American Economic Security: Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

May 4, 2026
5 Ways to Break China’s Chokehold on Battery Supply Chains
FDD Insight, co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

July 25, 2025
Unplugging Beijing: A Playbook to Reclaim America’s Advanced Battery Supply Chain
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

July 21, 2025
Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10
Co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

February 27, 2024
Concepts in Corruption, in the Routledge Handbook of Public Procurement Corruption
Co-authored with Alexandra Wrage; edited by Sope Williams and Jessica Tillipman, Routledge

2024
Terrorist Use of Crowdfunding: Terror Finance Watchdog Issues Report About Popular Fundraising Vehicle
Co-authored with Nicki Kenyon, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

November 29, 2023

Public comments

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)
Public comment, co-authored with Jack Burnham, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

July 6, 2026
Delaying the Effective Date of the AML/CFT Program and SAR Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
Public comment, co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

October 22, 2025
Keep the Door Closed to Anonymous Shell Companies: A Comment on FinCEN’s Interim Final Rule Exempting Domestic Companies From Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
Public comment, co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

May 27, 2025
Examining the Threats to America’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain
Public comment, co-authored with Elaine Dezenski, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

May 16, 2025