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Will Washington Face a Reckoning Over Taiwan?
An American president may soon face a moment of truth over Washington’s vague defense commitments to Taiwan as risks grow that Asia’s oldest frozen conflict will thaw. -
Outdated Ethics Rules May Be Stymieing the Federal Trade Commission’s Efforts to Keep Up with Big Tech
Do the FTC’s longstanding conflict-of-interest rules unnecessarily impede the agency’s ability to attract, retain and deploy technical expertise that it badly needs? -
Four Things to Consider on the Future of AI-enabled Deterrence
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping the ways that policymakers approach deterrence, and how adversaries respond. -
Manufactured Whistleblowing: Data Leaks as Subversion
Manufactured whistleblowing has become an element of disinformation campaigns to disrupt Taiwan’s sovereignty and stability. -
The White House Responded to the Chinese Hacks of the Microsoft Exchange Servers This Week. Is It Enough?
The Biden administration should be applauded for building a broad coalition of allies to condemn China's dangerous cyber activity. Now, the White House should do what it has done to other U.S. adversarie... -
ChinaTalk: Tough Tech, Roombas, Valleys of Death and Woolly Mammoths
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The U.S. Is Continuing Its Campaign Against Huawei
Huawei has not dominated recent headlines nearly as much as it did under the Trump White House. Yet that does not mean the U.S. campaign against Huawei has stopped. -
Justice Department Releases OLC Memo on Soleimani Strike
The memo provides the legal rationale behind the controversial January 2, 2020, drone strike that killed Major General Qassem Soleimani of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and several leaders of ... -
ChinaTalk: Labs over Fabs: Why the US and EU Should Invest in the Future of Semiconductors
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Giving Diplomacy a Chance in Yemen
Negotiations are moving again, but an agreement to end the foreign interventions in the country would be just the first step in ending the civil war. -
Will China Retaliate Against U.S. Chip Sanctions?
Expect an asymmetric response; direct actions would wreak havoc on both China and the global economy. -
After Didi Fiasco, China Imposes Cybersecurity Reviews on Foreign IPOs
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