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The AI revolution is already here
The U.S. military must grapple with real dilemmas that until recently seemed hypothetical.
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China’s nascent railgun is just the tip of its shipboard R&D
Meet the lab working to equip PLAN warships with vast amounts of electrical power.
Science & Tech
China is building its own Starlink—even as questions surround Musk's constellation
A recent rocket launch lofted satellites for a Chinese service to mimic SpaceX, which was slammed this weekend by a top U.S. lawmaker.
Ideas
How China is winning the Middle East
China is working to present itself as a responsible alternative to the U.S. in the Middle East, just as many are questioning Washington’s long-term commitment to the region.
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We have China’s ‘anti-access’ challenge exactly backward
Stronger regional security depends on getting this right—then setting aside our wants for our needs.
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Size isn’t everything: China’s new chip is less earthshaking than you may have heard
It’s one thing to make circuits smaller than the US will sell you; it’s another to do it at scale.
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China’s social-media attacks are part of a larger ‘cognitive warfare’ campaign
U.S. strategists must take heed of this important domain.
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China is honing runway-repair teams
In a Pacific conflict, sustained air operations will turn on the ability to keep airfields open.
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China’s war planners are leaning harder on its militia
The PLA’s reserve auxiliary force dwarfs the regular military, but is understudied and too often overlooked.
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What Venezuela’s moonbase vow says about China, Russia, and the USA
Caracas’ participation in the International Lunar Research Station is more than merely symbolic.
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China Is Gearing Up to Evade Chip-Export Rules
As one avenue for China to illicitly acquire high-end dual use technology dries up, watch for others to expand.
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China’s New Conscription Rules Reveal Concerns
New sections on wartime drafts, punishment, and physical fitness offer a glimpse into PLA leaders’ minds.
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Chinese Breakthroughs Bring Quantum Tools Closer to Practicality
Still, concerns of a Chinese “quantum supremacy” should be softened by the realities and difficulties of this new space.
Threats
China's Secretive Quest for Heavier Artillery
A now-deleted post reveals a research contract to test-fire 203mm shells, bigger than anything in the U.S. or Chinese arsenal.
Ideas
China Gears Up for Cognitive Warfare
Like the U.S. military, the PLA is working on wearable sensors and other ways to hone and maintain troops' fighting spirit.
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China Is Eating Russia’s Lunch in the Defense Market
The script has flipped in the countries’ traditional defense-industrial relationship.
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China ‘Colonizes’ Space with Its First Rice Harvest
The cultivation of food in orbit is part of a larger push by the Chinese space program toward a lunar base.
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One Year In: What Are The Lessons from Ukraine For The Future Of War?
From drones to network attacks to the LikeWar of social media, the conflict marks a turning point from old to new.
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How the West May Have Helped Build China’s Spy Balloons
Beijing has long pursued aerostat technology, even enlisting French and American firms to help.
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