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How Tsmc and US-China Tensions May Dictate Fate of Global Economy
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The effects of such a halt would be "economically devastating," says Martijn Rasser, a former senior intelligence officer at the CIA who is now a security and technology exper...
By Martijn Rasser
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Iranian Kamikaze Drones: An Economical Solution for Russia Instead of Cruise Missiles
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But analysts speculate that the main reason for Russia using them now to attack cities like Kyiv is that the fighting has gone on for much longer than Russia or Putin ever ant...
By Samuel Bendett
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Hundreds of Russia’s Top Software Developers May Have Left the Country
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By the same token, the loss of so many tech workers could be a significant blow to Russia’s long-term prospects. “Their permanent departure from the Russian labour pool or fro...
By Samuel Bendett
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Biden Just Clobbered China’s Chip Industry
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Semiconductors are among the most intricate tools that human beings have ever invented. They are also among the most expensive to make. The latest chips — the sort that power ...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.S. Has Viewed Wreckage of Kamikaze Drones Russia Used in Ukraine
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The drones pose a significant problem, analysts say. Many defensive systems capable of defeating them are costly, designed mostly for bigger threats like jets and helicopters,...
By Samuel Bendett
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Explainer: Killer Drones Vie for Supremacy over Ukraine
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According to the Ukrainian online publication Defense Express, which cites Iranian data, the delta-wing Shahed is 3.5 meters (11½ feet) long, 2.5 meters (8 feet, 3 inches) wid...
By Samuel Bendett
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Here’s What We Know about Why Russia Is Reportedly Using ‘Kamikaze’ Drones, and Where They Are Using Them
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The incessant buzzing of the propeller-driven Geran-2 drones — dubbed "mopeds" and "lawnmowers" by combatants — can induce terror for anyone under its flight path because no o...
By Samuel Bendett
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Western Suppliers Cut Ties with Chinese Chipmakers as U.S. Curbs Bite
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It is common for Western companies to broadly suspend exports in the immediate wake of new U.S. restrictions, and then resume some later, once they decipher the rules, lawyers...
By Martijn Rasser
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What to Know about the Iranian Kamikaze Drones Russia Is Using to Attack Ukraine
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Iran’s government has denied it is supplying drones to Russia to use in Ukraine but their deployment has already been widely documented since September. Ukrainian troops regul...
By Samuel Bendett
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What Are Kamikaze Drones? Here’s How Russia and Ukraine Are Using Them
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Unlike many other attack drones, they do not use weapons to destroy their targets. They are the weapon. The kamikaze drones used by Russia are believed to be imported from Ira...
By Samuel Bendett
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China Has a Drone Army to Fight Off Wildfires. So Why Doesn’t America?
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China’s leading drone makers, including DJI, have been funded by the country’s government and military, including the makers of the drones used to fight back Chongqing's wildf...
By Alexandra Seymour
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US FCC Set to Ban Approvals of New Huawei and ZTE Equipment, Document Shows
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The US defence community maintains that Chinese network systems, particularly those involving radio transmission capabilities, could be used for espionage. “This is the final ...
By Martijn Rasser
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New CNAS Report: "Artificial Intelligence and Arms Control"
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Washington, October 12, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Artificial Intelligence and Arms Control," from authors Paul Scharre ...
By Paul Scharre & Megan Lamberth
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Us Hits China with Sweeping Tech Export Controls
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The controls will hit Chinese companies in multiple ways. They will bar US companies from exporting critical chip manufacturing tools to China, which will affect groups such a...
By Martijn Rasser
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Chips Act Gives Hope to U.S. Semiconductor Industry
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In the immediate future, the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the consequences of the chip shortage, said Megan Lamberth, an associate fellow for the technology and nation...
By Megan Lamberth
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Drone Boats Are Joining the Ukraine War. But Will They Matter?
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Samuel Bendett, a member of the Center for Naval Analyses’ Russia Studies Program and an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security, is curious to see whether Uk...
By Samuel Bendett
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With new China AI chip restrictions, U.S. takes aim at a critical niche
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The United States beefed up its effort to cut off the flow of advanced technology to China by instructing Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) to stop sendi...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US imposes restrictions on US companies selling artificial intelligence chips to China and Russia
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The United States has imposed restrictions on American companies that sell artificial intelligence chips to China and Russia. Think of your cell phone without a chip. It's goi...
By Alexandra Seymour
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New CNAS Report: "Lighting the Path: Framing a Transatlantic Technology Strategy"
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Washington, August 30, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Lighting the Path: Framing a Transatlantic Technology Strategy from aut...
By Carisa Nietsche, Emily Jin, Hannah Kelley, Emily Kilcrease, Megan Lamberth, Martijn Rasser & Alexandra Seymour
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US is sending Ukraine VAMPIRE rocket launchers that can turn a regular pickup truck into a drone killer
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Ukrainian forces will soon be able to turn regular pickup trucks and other vehicles into mobile rocket launchers able to take out Russian drones thanks to a new item in the la...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
