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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Crispin Smith is a Washington DC-based national security attorney and leads an initiative designed to impose non-kinetic costs against human rights abusers and great power competitors. He is also a co-founder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.