Threats
Shanahan: ‘We’re Not Going To Ignore Chinese Behavior’
The speech at the Shangri-La conference was closely watched amid rising U.S.-China tensions over trade and security.
Ideas
In the Pacific, US Army Must Be a Running Back Who Blocks
Joint success in the world’s largest theater requires the service to accept supporting roles, an Army War College study finds.
Threats
China Has Been Running Global Influence Campaigns for Years
Pro-China protests ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics were orchestrated by Chinese officials. The world thought they were a spontaneous showing of Chinese nationalism.
Ideas
Great Power Rivalry Is Also a War For Talent
China’s military is working harder to find and keep good people. The U.S. must step up its own efforts.
Threats
After Executive Order, Trump Administration Puts More Pressure On Huawei
The Chinese telecom company can no longer buy U.S. tech without a waiver, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Thursday.
Science & Tech
Nuclear Weapons Are Getting Less Predictable, and More Dangerous
Facing steerable ICBMs and smaller warheads, the Pentagon seeks better tracking as the White House pursues an unlikely arms-control treaty.
Ideas
Who Wins When US-Iran Tensions Rise? China
The Sino-Iranian relationship advances Chinese interests — and particularly when Washington tries to turn the screws on Tehran.
Threats
What’s Great Power Competition? No One Really Knows
It’s the “trillion-dollar question,” one Marine Corps planner says.
Science & Tech
Pentagon ‘Matchmakers’ Aim to Keep US Tech Firms from Taking Chinese Money
Defense officials hope to protect cutting-edge technologies by getting innovative firms funded by U.S.-friendly investors.
Threats
Pentagon Warns Of China’s Rise in the Arctic, Missile Subs, Influence Operations
Annual "China Military Power" report notes that Beijing’s deterrence fleet is up to six ballistic missile subs.
Ideas
China’s Risky Middle East Bet
Beijing believes it can focus on economic development and avoid any role in political affairs—but that assumption will likely prove naive.
Science & Tech
A New Consensus Is Emerging On How to Handle The Risk from China’s 5G
Chinese telecom tech is invading the physical world, but Europeans and industry have strategies to contain the threat.
Business
Army Secretary Reveals Weapons Wishlist for War with China & Russia
Army Secretary Mark Esper says he wants to shift money away from light vehicles and cargo helicopters made for “different conflicts” of the past.
Ideas
Recycle Your Batteries, Before China Wins That Race, Too
With global demand rising for critical and rare earth materials in new tech, it's not too late for the U.S. to secure its own sources.
Ideas
The US Can't Out-China China on 5G. We Need a National Strategy.
A recent report from the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board should be a wakeup call about today's most important emerging technology.
Science & Tech
China Is Closing the Innovation Gap: Report
A leading tech-policy think tank says the United States needs a national strategy of its own to compete in advanced technologies.
Science & Tech
Installing Chinese 5G Gear is Dangerous — and Probably Inevitable: NATO Center Report
Alliance members should look to mimic Britain, which created an entire government office to scrutinize Huawei’s products for security problems.
Science & Tech
The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth
Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.
Policy
When China Convinced the US That Uighurs Were Waging Jihad
In the chaos surrounding America’s War on Terror, Washington fell for Beijing’s ruse that the embattled Muslim minority posed a threat to the West.
Science & Tech