Aiming for Parity With U.S., China Announces Increase in Science and Technology Spending
Having watched U.S. science spending stall out, China is stepping on the gas.
National Science Foundation
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Local Support for Military Modernization
Returning to its roots in the countryside, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is going local to pursue its grand ambitions. During the Two Sessions, the annual gathering of China’s top political and military...
Policy Briefs
Congress Should Protect U.S. Leadership in Quantum Research
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology heard from administration officials and academic experts last week on the importance of reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act to...
Policy Briefs
Biden’s cybersecurity budget good start; Congress needs to fill the gaps
Excerpt The White House released the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 on the heels of the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provided a jolt of cybersecurity funding...
Op-eds
Congress Invests in National Cyber Resilience but Misses Important Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act
Congress’s newly completed annual appropriations bill provides significant funding increases for a number of critical cybersecurity programs, including for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Op-eds
What the U.S. Competition and Innovation Act Gets Right About Standards
International technical standards set the foundation for the billions of digital devices that people worldwide rely on. The standards ensure that mobile devices produced in China can connect to Swedish...
Op-eds
Fixing Shortcomings in the Senate’s Endless Frontier Legislation
The Senate passed legislation earlier this month aimed at boosting U.S. technological competitiveness with China; however, last-minute changes resulted in significant funding reductions for several of the...
Policy Briefs
Critical cybersecurity education program turns 21
The recent SolarWinds hack has revealed weaknesses in the ability of both the public and the private sectors to defend themselves against malicious activity in cyberspace. The congressionally mandated U.S....
Op-eds
Don’t rush the peace process
This palm-fringed oasis in the Jordan Valley has been continuously inhabited for 10,000 years. That justifies it billing itself as the “oldest city in the world.” Officers of...
Op-eds
Egypt’s Never-Ending Revolution
Since January 25, Egypt has witnessed an unprecedented wave of nationwide protests which have left more than 60 people dead. The country remains in a state of lawlessness. The protests,...
Policy Briefs
Divided They Stand: The Syrian Opposition
His son and successor, Bashar, has failed to manage these divisions. Unfavorable international conditions, colossal foreign policy failures, and a precarious economy have left the regime wi...