2430 Group’s Director, Glenn Chafetz describes a 21st Cold War with China in a May 20, 2025 article in Publications—Irregular Warfare Center. Chafetz contends that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) centrally directs the entirety of its party-state-economic machinery, including its putatively private companies, against the decentralized, civilian assets of the United States’ commercial sector, critical infrastructure, and civil society. The US fails to adequately respond or deter China because the attacks are incremental and hard to detect; the private sector lacks the ability and incentives to defend itself; and neither the USG nor the private sector adequately capture the risks of inaction.

2430 Group Director, Glenn Chafetz writes in the April 25, Fletcher Forum of World Affairs that both the US government and private firms are now well aware of the infiltration of remote North Korean IT workers in the computer systems of thousands (if not tens of thousands) of US private sector computer systems. Yet, the response is nowhere near up to the task of solving the problem. The government lacks the resources to protect hundreds of thousands of US companies, and the companies themselves underestimate the risks of the problem to their operations, in part because of poor detection and reporting. Consequently, they take the path of least resistance and lowest immediate cost, which is doing nothing. Managers need to understand that this is not just a national security threat, which they should care about, but a business threat that can destroy revenue and value via ransomware, sabotage, and intellectual property theft.

2430 Group Fellow Michael Frank writes for the Project on Technology and National Security that US export controls on AI chips under the last two administrations have produced negative, unintended consequences. These include the acceleration of China’s native development of technology and a simultaneous loss of US leverage over China’s behavior. A more effective strategy would be to allow exports of some critical technology that would foster an instrumental dependence which could be exploited when useful to the United States.

In an article published in Modern Diplomacy, 2430 Group Director, Glenn Chafetz analyzes the US tilt toward Russia and finds that any benefits accruing to the United States from this policy would be small, dependent on the actions of unreliable partners, and in the future. The costs, by contrast, are significant and immediate.

Glenn Chafetz, director of 2430 Group, and Zachary Davis, author and former intelligence analyst, warn in this Defense One that the Trump administration's shift towards unilateral foreign policy is undermining nuclear nonproliferation, prompting more countries to pursue nuclear weapons. This will increase global instability and conflict, offering no clear benefits for U.S. security.

2430 Group’s Director, Glenn Chafetz explains in this article in The Strategist why splitting Russia and China is wishful thinking. Russia has many more key interests in common with China than it does with the United States.

2430 Group’s director Glenn Chafetz urges U.S. and allied leaders to recognize that Xi Jinping’s deep insecurity and need for absolute control are accelerating the pressure and timeline for him to use the PLA against Taiwan—and the time to prepare is limited.

Tom Lyons, co-founder of 2430 Group, asserts in the Wall Street Journal that too many U.S. companies have meekly accepted a general subjugation to the Communist Party’s new order.

2430 Group Director Glenn Chafetz contends that the true value of Chinese IP theft from the US private sector every year is not $225-$600 billion, but north of $5.7 trillion, because the lower numbers ignore undetected and unreported thefts. Furthermore, by incorrectly relying on the faulty lower numbers, US managers grossly misconceive their risk and thus fail to take action to secure market share, higher revenues, and profits. Taking these actions is not just good counterintelligence; it's smart business.

Glenn Chafetz, Director of 2430 Group, writes in The Cipher Brief about concerns over Chinese-manufactured vehicles and their software as national security threats, highlighting potential military applications of Chinese networked vehicles and Low Earth Orbit satellites.

Glenn Chafetz, Director of 2430 Group, and Ben Kallas, CEO and co-founder of Searchlight, write in World Politics Review about how China's influence in sub-Saharan Africa faces challenges exemplified by the situation in Zambia, where diverse local perceptions and the presence of autonomous Chinese operators present opportunities for Western engagement to counterbalance China's dominance in critical mineral resources.

Glenn Chafetz, Director of 2430 Group, writes in The Cipher Brief about how China's 2017 National Intelligence Law, requiring citizens and companies to cooperate with intelligence services, has led to increased international scrutiny and bans on Chinese companies over espionage concerns, despite China's denials and protestations.

Glenn Chafetz, Director of 2430 Group, writes in The Diplomat about how Pyongyang has infiltrated its IT workers into contractors and subcontractors serving the United States’ largest and most profitable companies.