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Technology & National Security
The Dutch Get Ensnared in US-China Chips FightIn early October, the U.S. issued a new series of export restrictions targeting China's ability to manufacture advanced semiconductors and supercomputers — with the claim that...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
China Launches WTO Dispute over US Chip Export ControlsChina's initiation of a WTO dispute over the export controls did not surprise Martijn Rasser, director of the technology and national security program at the Washington-based ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
TikTok bans on government devices raise questions about platform’s futureLawmakers have become increasingly concerned that by downloading the app, government workers are giving the Chinese government potential access to their devices that it could ...
By Hannah Kelley
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Technology & National Security
The World’s Biggest Chipmaker Is Making a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in the US Even Though It’ll Cost Way More to Make Chips There. Here’s Why It Decided to Do It Anyway.The factories will be partially subsidized by the US government through the CHIPS and Science Act, a package passed in August that provided $52 billion to boost US semiconduct...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Biden’s China Tech Crackdown Leaves Xi With Few Ways to Hit BackAmong the most notable firms on that list is emerging chip equipment-maker Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Group Co., or SMEE, which could stifle Beijing’s efforts to cre...
By Martijn Rasser
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Pelosi Backs Adding TikTok Government Device Ban to Funding BillEmily Kilcrease, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and former deputy assistant U.S. trade representative, said she viewed "the move on the Hill mostly as...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Technology & National Security
Biden Is Touting a Multibillion-Dollar Chip Factory in Arizona as a Way to Save the Global Economy from China ThreatsThe bottom line: Despite being the largest foreign direct investment in US history, the Arizona plants are unlikely to protect the US economy from the risk of a Chinese invasi...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Ukraine Suicide Drone Closer to Induction by Year’s-EndCiting drone expert Samuel Bendett, Forbes wrote that Ukraine has only a handful of Swifts left, limiting their further use. However, he added that the introduction of the new...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
The 2023 NDAA Reflects DOD’s Maturation in Unleashing AI, Experts SayAuthorizing almost $858 billion in spending, the latest National Defense Authorization Act spans 4,408 pages and, in a keyword search, makes at least 135 explicit references t...
By Alexandra Seymour
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Technology & National Security
Russia’s Story on the Mysterious Explosions That Rocked Bases Housing Strategic Bombers Acknowledges a Glaring WeaknessRussia's story in the wake of mysterious explosions at two air bases acknowledges an embarrassing weakness in its ability to defend its military installations. It argued that ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Russia's Deadliest Drones Not Designed for Winter Cold, Ukraine ClaimsSamuel Bendett, Russia analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Newsweek that the Tachyon is adve...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
San Francisco Vote to Allow Police Use of Deadly Robots Spurs Concern and OutragePaul Scharre, the vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security, a think tank focused on national security issues, said the San Francisco pr...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by PolicePaul Scharre, the vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security and the author of “Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War,” ...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Washington Wants the Dutch to Bend Over Semiconductor Sales to ChinaAccording to Martijn Rasser, program director and senior fellow for the Technology and Security program at the Center for A New American Security, “The primary purpose of Unde...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
San Francisco Considers Allowing Law Enforcement Robots to Use Lethal ForcePaul Scharre is author of the book Army Of None: Autonomous Weapons And The Future Of War. He helped create the U.S. policy for autonomous weapons used in war. Scharre notes t...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
The Future of Artificial IntelligenceSociety understandably fears a “killer robot” scenario. Empowering technologies to make human-driven decisions creates unpredictability, raising complex ethical questions abou...
By Alexandra Seymour
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Israel Deploys Remote-Controlled Robotic Guns in West BankIn Al-Aroub, residents say the machines fire without warning. “It is very fast, even faster than the soldiers,” said Kamel Abu Hishesh, a 19-year-old student. He described alm...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Drone Maker DJI for PLA LinksExplain the policy relevance of the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to blacklist Chinese drone maker DJI. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the broader U.S. nati...
By Alexandra Seymour
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Defense / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
US Tries to Enlist Allies in Assault on China’s Chip IndustryThe US commerce department and the Dutch government would not comment. Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura recently said Tokyo was talking to the US about how to “resp...
By Martijn Rasser & Emily Kilcrease
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Biden’s New Cold War Against China Could Backfire“The question is: Can China begin to produce the machine tools that it needs to enable domestic fabrication?” said the economic historian Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The...
By Paul Scharre