United States Department of Commerce

December 19, 2025 | Susan Soh |

New Mexican Tariffs Strike a Blow Against China

Mexico is picking a side in the U.S.-China trade war. On December 10, the country’s congress voted to authorize tariffs of up to 50 percent on imports from China in a significant escalation of its existing...

December 10, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Rolling Back Export Controls, U.S. Offers China Powerful AI Chips

The United States has instituted a pay-to-play scheme for artificial intelligence (AI) exports. On December 8, President Donald Trump announced that the Commerce Department would allow American AI semiconductor...

November 26, 2025 | Leah Siskind |

America’s AI Stack Needs an Israeli Upgrade

The Department of Commerce should consider Israeli AI security companies for its trusted partner program to ensure the US tech stack is the global standard.

November 24, 2025 | Sophie McDowall, Jack Burnham

Saving CyberCorps: The case against killing the Scholarship for Service

Despite the rising cyber threats posed by China and other adversaries, the United States is poised to erode its frontline defenses, both now and in the future, by reducing its capacity to field a capable...

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, Leah Siskind

American AI Exports Program

November 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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November 12, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Duncan Lazarow

China Pauses Some Rare Earth Export Curbs While Retaining Levers of Control

While China may have officially halted some hostile trade actions, Beijing isn’t laying down its most potent weapons. On November 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a one-year delay...

October 29, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Tech Transfer Between UAE and China Should Throw Sand in the Gears of U.S. AI Exports to the Gulf

The United States may have inadvertently green-lit funding for Chinese missile technology. On October 25, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected information in 2022...

October 22, 2025 | Jiwon Ma, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

2025 Annual Report on Implementation

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October 17, 2025 | Samantha Ravich, Johanna Yang, Jack Burnham

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices

October 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Major Study Suggests DeepSeek Still Lags Behind Top American Models and Presents Major Security Flaws

In a head-to-head matchup over the future of artificial intelligence (AI), the United States appears to be winning — for now. On September 30, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation at the National...

October 1, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Susan Soh

Adversary Supply Chains Targeted in Major Update to U.S. Export Controls

The United States is stepping up its efforts to undermine adversaries’ supply chains. On September 30, the Commerce Department released an interim final rule seeking to expand the Entity List, which...

September 17, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Commerce Department Targets Chinese Firms Engaged in Military-Civil Fusion

The United States wants to break up Beijing’s snug relationship between its parading tanks and Chinese tech firms. On September 16, the Commerce Department updated its Entity List, imposing stringent...

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...

August 11, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

White House Offers NVIDIA and AMD a Pay-To-Play Scheme for Chinese Market Access

The U.S. government is going into business with America’s most potent adversary, China. On August 10, The New York Times reported that chipmakers NVIDIA and AMD will receive export licenses to sell high-end...

July 23, 2025 | Emily de La Bruyère |

Innovation in the Crosshairs

Countering China’s Industrial Espionage

July 22, 2025 | Emily de La Bruyère |

Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts

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July 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control

July 16, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Miles Kershner

Reversing Previous Restrictions, Washington Allows NVIDIA To Sell Advanced Chips to China

The Trump administration is giving China a much-needed boost in the race for artificial intelligence (AI). After a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, the company...

July 14, 2025 | Emily Hester |

Putin Hails Alternative To Western Financial System

Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating the emergence of an alternative to the U.S.-led global financial system. Speaking virtually at the BRICS annual summit on July 6, he boasted that the current...