Threats
Congress’s Quantum Science Bill May Not Keep the US Military Ahead of China
China aims to “leapfrog” US military in 10 years with unhackable computers and stealth-defeating radar.
Ideas
The Weaponization of Everything
So far, the U.S. has mustered no response to China’s and Russia’s widening assault on America’s global stature.
Ideas
The China Hype
While Beijing’s military gains are impressive, their value fades in the circumstances we’re told to worry about.
Ideas
The US-China Cold War Is Now Playing Out in Pakistan
It is causing a long, tough re-negotiation over the terms of the relationship between Washington and Islamabad.
Business
Lockheed Pitching F-22/F-35 Hybrid to US Air Force
With a Raptor’s body and the JSF’s brain, the new jet would aim to answer the next decade’s Russian and Chinese threats.
Threats
China’s Growing Power Is Bringing Military Drills Center Stage in Asia
Beijing will send troops, tanks, and aircraft to join Russia's largest exercise in decades. That's just one example.
Threats
China Is Going to New Lengths to Surveil Its Own Citizens
New tech—including drones disguised as birds—can be a nightmare for Muslims in particular.
Threats
Soft-Power Watch: China's Burgeoning Cultural Institutes in Africa
Despite the fact China is building institutions like those European countries have operated for decades, it is their structure which distinguishes them from their western counterparts.
Ideas
The Marshall Plan That Failed
Before George Marshall transformed American foreign policy in Europe, he lost a major political fight in China.
Threats
Pentagon Creates ‘Do Not Buy’ List of Russian, Chinese Software
Increasingly alarmed at foreign hacking, DOD and intelligence officials are racing to educate the military and defense contractors.
Science & Tech
China Is Still Stealing America’s Business Secrets, US Officials Say
The 2015 agreement between Xi and Obama produced only a lull in Beijing’s economic espionage.
Ideas
Use Maritime-Law Trends to Offset Beijing's Gains in the South China Sea
Exploiting changes to the law of the sea can help put China in a place where it has bought much less than it bargained for.
Science & Tech
China’s Robot Subs Will Lean Heavily on AI: Report
The leader of the classified 912 Project gives a rare interview. The question, as always, is why.
Ideas
Faster, Transient, Endless: How America Must Adapt to Today's Great-Power Competition
Three years of Army War College research have revealed the surprising contours of post-primacy security — and the single animating principle that must guide U.S. strategy.
Ideas
What Alexander Hamilton Can Teach Us About Cyber Policy
Let’s apply the first Treasury Secretary’s principles to, say, China’s economic espionage.
Science & Tech
Chinese Hackers Targeted Internet-of-Things in Finland During Trump-Putin Summit
A spike in attacks sought access to devices that might yield audio or visual intelligence.
Ideas
Spooky Action: Sorting Hype from Reality in China’s Quantum-Tech Quest
Beijing is talking a big game. The US need not overreact — but it should act.
Ideas
How Russia, China Use Nuclear Reactors To Win Global Influence
It starts when state-sponsored nuclear-power companies underbid Western competitors.
Science & Tech