The Pacific Power Game
With a new multi-billion dollar aid package agreed, the U.S. is trying to keep up with China in a strategically important region.
A Russian Nuclear Anti-Satellite Weapon Is Not Good News for China
Russia’s alleged development of a nuclear anti-satellite weapons capability could upend strategic stability between the three most powerful nuclear-armed states: the United States, China, and...
Minxin Pei on China’s Surveillance State
The political scientist talks about the capabilities and limitations of China’s coercive apparatus.
Hacking the Hackers
The Chinese hacking company at the center of a major data leak this month has strong connections within China’s cyber security industry and to the...
Dawn Murphy on China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East and Africa
The academic talks about Beijing’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict and the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, plus why China’s ‘alternative order’ is attractive...
Why China Won’t Fight the Houthis
China's main aim is to blame the U.S. and Israel for turmoil in the Middle East.
Jason Matheny on Tech, National Security and China
The chief executive of Rand Corp talks about semiconductors, AI and the future of Chinese investment in the U.S..
The DNA Distortion
ANDE, a U.S. biotechnology company, promised a "faster way to a safer world" with its revolutionary rapid DNA testing machine. But by selling its innovation...
U.S. Technologies and the Emboldening of China
Rather than restricting access to militarily useful technologies, U.S. export control officials and their failed policies risk emboldening Beijing.
Michael Rogers on China’s Cyber Threat
The head of U.S. Cyber Command under Presidents Obama and Trump on why it's been difficult to change China's behavior and the need for a...