Solving for Hidden Huaweis: Sector Level Approaches to Protect the US Connectivity Market
November 5, 2025China's army of Hidden Huaweis pose threats to US connectivity markets, including in Wi-Fi hotspots and fixed wireless access equipment. The United States national security apparatus should develop competitive approaches that adopt sector-level protections to prevent Chinese government backed actors from penetrating networks.
Chip War Weaknesses: The Problem with TSMC’s China Exposure
January 15, 2025Even as Washington pours tens of billions of dollars into domestic semiconductor production, even as Washington strives to build domestic industrial capacity, the US does so on a foundation that Beijing controls.
Orienting Economic Statecraft for China’s Military-Civil Fusion: LiDAR in the Field
September 18, 2024The volume and variety of apparent military applications of LiDAR suggests that China may well have concepts of operations and use cases for LiDAR that could generate surprise on the battlefield – and off.
To make US manufacturing more competitive, power people and machines
July 8, 2024How America navigates its current manufacturing boom and leverages it to boost competitiveness and productivity is a central question of our current moment. The right technology can help us figure out the answers.
Sizing up the competition: asymmetries in the US-China tech contest
June 27, 2024The US and China are locked in a technology competition. Less well understood is how each side assesses the contours of and strategies for winning that contest. Yet any serious game plan must contend with the opponent’s view of the competitive landscape, or risk being outflanked and outplayed.
How China sees the global energy competition
June 14, 2024To a greater degree than the US, China treats energy not only as a matter of security but also a competitive domain. For Beijing, energy is not merely a question of security: having sufficient energy supplies to meet demand. It is also a contested realm: one in and through which to project power, acquire leverage, and exact concessions.
