People's Liberation Army

January 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

New U.S. Export Controls Seek to Prevent China From Weaponizing Biotech  

The United States wants to prevent China from acquiring commercial biotechnologies that could boost its military power, not just its economic growth. The U.S. Department of Commerce released an interim...

January 15, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Biotech Battlefield

Weaponizing Innovation in the Age of Genomics

January 14, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

‘Safeguard the Most Advanced AI Technology’: Biden Administration Launches New Export Control Regime Targeting China

The United States has expanded its efforts to block China’s access to cutting-edge U.S. technology. In a proposed rule introduced on January 13, the Commerce Department unveiled a series of export restrictions...

January 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Department of Defense Designates Over 50 Top Chinese Corporations as ‘Military Companies’

The United States has broadened its efforts to stymie corporate support for China’s military modernization. On January 6, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of Chinese military...

December 20, 2024 | Jack Burnham, Cameron McMillan

New Department of Defense Report Highlights China’s Growing Military Power

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 Chinese Military Power Report (CMPR), released on December 18, emphasizes China’s expanded efforts to gain military superiority over the United States. The...

December 17, 2024 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States

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December 2, 2024 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Laser Focus: Countering China’s LiDAR Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Military Systems

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November 6, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The Sting Doctrine

Haven’t its flaws become obvious?

September 18, 2024 | Nathan Picarsic |

Orienting Economic Statecraft for China’s Military-Civil Fusion: LiDAR in the Field

In 2015, China updated the concept of “military-civil fusion” to national strategy. Over the past five years, the United States national security apparatus has been trying to catch up to...

September 9, 2024 | Craig Singleton, Elaine K. Dezenski, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, Joe Dougherty

Previewing “China Week”

July 3, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The jihadi-leftist convergence

Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

June 28, 2024 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

China’s Internet-of-Everything Gambit and Battle for LiDAR

May 29, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

The bonds that bind: Our adversarial sovereign bond habit

No one is obligated to help China fund its war machine. The decision to buy Chinese sovereign bonds should reside with informed investors, Elaine Dezenski and Joshua Birenbaum write.

May 17, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Remarks by Craig Singleton on Security at Home: Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China

Craig Singleton: Good morning, Today, the U.S. and Canada stand at a critical juncture in our relations with China, particularly in the context of North American security. As we peel back...

May 13, 2024 | Cleo Paskal, Col. Grant Newsham

How China is Winning the Solomon Islands

Since 2019, Beijing has spent a considerable amount of money and effort setting up its position in the Solomon Islands and openly assisting in the crushing of dissent.

March 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Russia, China, and Iran deepen ties with naval drill

Russia, Iran, and China have conducted at least four naval drills in the past. However, this year’s are larger, and they come amidst rising tensions in the Red Sea and off the coast of Yemen.

February 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Chinese naval fleet on mission near Red Sea raises eyebrows in MidEast

A Chinese naval mission aims to “take over an escort mission from the 45th naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.”

February 15, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Securing Communications Networks from Foreign Adversaries

January 24, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

No better enemy

America empowers its adversaries