About: William Holstein

I welcome news that President Biden will be meeting with business leaders next month to talk about the incredible wave of cyber attacks and ransomware attacks. What should he tell them? First off, based on what I found in research for my book, A Grand Strategy: Countering Technology, and Restoring the Media, the president should […]…

William J. Holstein Examines The Rise Of China And A Teetering News Industry by Chad Bouchard In his new book, OPC Past President William J. Holstein weaves his own personal experience as China correspondent in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with four decades of insight as a close observer of the country’s trajectory, commenting […]…

With all the news breaking on China’s Ministry of State Security being involved in hack attacks around the world, I’m delighted to be speaking tomorrow with Philip Bové, former head of the National Security Agency’s operations in Asia, which obviously included China. Here are details about him. The CyberHeroes show, organized by the irrepressible Gary […]…

This has not been well-understood. Google, Facebook and Twitter have been helping to spread Chinese government propaganda, says this editorial in the Washington Post. And making money doing it. It’s time for the Biden Administration to start explaining reality to the these companies–they must become part of the fabric of American society and the American […]…

July 7: Book Night – A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology and Restoring the Media Time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Zoom video conferencing app OPC Past President Bill Holstein will discuss his new book, A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology and Restoring the Media, with OPC members on July 7 on Zoom. OPC Governor John Avlon, senior political […]…