4 ways American states and cities can meet the CCP threat to our way of life

With the 2024 elections behind us and power in D.C. determined, it’s time to turn our collective focus to the greatest external threat to the American way of life: Communist China.

Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien (ret.) was the 27th U.S. national security adviser from 2019-2021 and serves as chairman of State Armor’s Board of Advisors. 

While the federal government is the tip of the spear in our national defense, state and local governments have an important role in securing the homeland, increasing resilience against CCP efforts, and preparing for a future conflict that we hope never comes. In fact, following President Trump’s election in 2016, the CCP used a "subnational" engagement strategy to resist Trump’s federal agenda through states, a strategy that continued through President Biden’s term.