CHIPS and Science Act

August 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978

July 13, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Emmerson Overell

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

January 14, 2026 | Matt Pottinger |

Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

September 15, 2025 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

President Trump, Don’t Settle for Empty Promises on Reindustrialization

At a recent gathering with tech CEOs, President Donald Trump lauded several companies that expressed plans to expand production in the United States. He also hinted at tariff exemptions...

December 30, 2024 | Jack Burnham |

U.S. Launches Trade Investigation into Chinese Semiconductor Industry

The United States is intensifying its crackdown on China’s rapidly expanding semiconductor industry. The Biden administration announced on December 23 the launch of a formal trade investigation into Beijing’s support for China’s semiconductor industry due to its alleged harm to U.S. commerce and national security.

August 28, 2023 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

A Compound Problem: Dialing in U.S. Semiconductor Strategy

Semiconductors are center stage in today’s U.S.-China geopolitical competition. And both sides are firing. The CHIPS Act, which just turned one year old, stands as the marque measure of U.S. initiative...

August 16, 2023 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

How the US Can Get Its Chips’ Worth With China

The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act one year ago this month was heralded as a monumental step in U.S. efforts to compete with China in the tech domain. “We need our government and our economy...

May 17, 2023 | Jiwon Ma |

South Korea-US Alliance Is at a Critical Juncture for Cybersecurity Cooperation

Washington and Seoul have a strong foundation upon which to build their cyber partnerships.

April 19, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski, John Austin

Domestic Investments Can Aid All Democracies

Last summer's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was a huge win for America's "green" game, but it also provoked worries among U.S. allies about the protectionism...

September 28, 2022 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

American Semiconductor Leadership Suffers from Bad Defense, No Offense

“America invented the semiconductor,” declared President Joe Biden upon signing the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, a $280 billion bill intended to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry,...

January 28, 2022 | Annie Fixler, Trevor Logan

Administration Urges Congress to Fund Semiconductor Production Amid New Data on Shortages

A “major supply and demand mismatch” pervades the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department concluded in a report released on Tuesday. Identifying specific supply chain bottlenecks as well as...

August 23, 2021 | Matt Pottinger |

Beijing’s American Hustle

How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power