James Fennell
Former U.S. Navy intelligence officer and strategic analyst who co-authored a book on U.S. policy toward Communist China and discusses intelligence failures and remedies.
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Nov 1, 2025 • 8min
44: Cutting Off the CCP: Deterrence Through Nuclear Proliferation and Total Economic Isolation. Jim Fanell and Brad Thayer discuss critical, urgent actions required to counter the PRC's strategic forces threat. Given the severe strategic mismatch, Fanell argu
James Fennell, a strategic commentator and author, teams up with Bradley Thayer, a foreign policy expert, to explore urgent strategies against the PRC. They discuss the potential of nuclear proliferation among allies like Seoul and Tokyo to deter China. Thayer highlights the current economic downturn in China as a critical moment to leverage political warfare to unseat the CCP. Fennell stresses the importance of isolating the regime economically, suggesting the U.S. must first acknowledge past failures to restore its authority and allies' trust.
Nov 1, 2025 • 11min
44: The Urgency of Admitting Failure: Team B, CFIUS Reform, and Confronting Communist Ideology. Jim Fanell and Brad Thayer emphasize that the initial step toward addressing the crisis requires the US system to admit strategic failure. Fanell notes this is ext
James Fennell, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, and Bradley Thayer, a national security expert, dive into the pressing need for the U.S. to acknowledge and address past intelligence failures regarding Communist China. Fennell underscores the challenge of institutional bias that hinders this admission, while Thayer advocates relocating CFIUS to the Department of Defense to better safeguard U.S. interests. They propose a new Team B to reassess threats from the CCP and stress the necessity of viewing the Chinese Communist Party as a persistent adversary overall.
