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Netherlands Considers Sending Patriot Missile System to Ukraine
The United States makes much of the most advanced equipment needed by global semiconductor factories, known as fabs. In the short term, the new restrictions have been “like pu...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US Senate Votes to Ban TikTok on Government Devices
Biden administration officials are trying to determine if there is a way to create a corporate structure that would allow TikTok to operate in the US, but with protections tha...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Pelosi Backs Adding TikTok Government Device Ban to Funding Bill
Emily 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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TikTok Security Deal’s Prospects Are Clouded by FBI’s Doubts, State Bans
Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who worked on Cfius issues while in government, argues that the Cfius discussion is too far along fo...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US Tries to Enlist Allies in Assault on China’s Chip Industry
The 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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Stuck in the Middle with ASML
That a company like ASML is still able to do substantial business with China, despite the latest export controls, illustrates the tricky course the U.S. government is currentl...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Exploring Whether It Has Authority to Review Musk’s Twitter Deal
As a U.S. citizen, Musk’s purchase of Twitter is not subject to review. But the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States could investigate the role of the foreign ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Musk’s Tweets Irk Biden but Offer Scant Room for Security Review
There may be an argument for some sort of CFIUS review, but it’s thin, according to Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. The panel would...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden May Be Ready for Big Step in Race against Chinese Technology
Emily Kilcrease, the director of the Center for a New American Security's Energy, Economics, and Security program, described the FCC's Huawei apprehension, in particular, as "...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden Administration Clamps Down on China’s Access to Chip Technology
Technology experts said the rules appeared to impose the broadest export controls issued in a decade. While similar to the Trump administration’s crackdown on the telecom gian...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Dismisses Annexation of Ukraine Regions and Imposes Sanctions on Russian Elites
The targeting by the Treasury and Commerce Departments of scores of Russian defense firms, their alleged front companies, and some foreign suppliers, including in China, are i...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden Orders Deeper Foreign Investment Reviews in Chips, Supply Chains
The addition of clean energy and climate adaptation technology to the list of sensitive sectors reflects the growing importance of energy security -- especially after Russia's...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Investments in Foreign Chip Firms a Potential Concern, White House Says
Harrell, who plans to step down from his role as soon as next month, stressed that any measure targeting U.S. investments abroad should be narrowly tailored to address gaps in...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Crypto Exchange Targets Treasury Sanctions in National Security Clash
Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is bankrolling a lawsuit against the Treasury Department challenging its decision to sanction a program that allowed ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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With new China AI chip restrictions, U.S. takes aim at a critical niche
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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Industrial policy is no longer a taboo in the US. The turning point Chips Act
With the measure, industrial policy is no longer taboo in Washington, said Emily Kilcrease, director of Energy, Economics and Security at the Center for a New American Securit...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Joe Biden’s administration split on whether to remove China tariffs
As President Joe Biden debates whether to lift Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports, his cabinet is split over a politically fraught issue that could influence the November co...
By Emily Kilcrease
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The Hikvision Tipping Point?
Reports emerged last week that the Treasury Department is considering hitting Hikvision with the toughest sanctions in the U.S. toolkit, by placing it on the Specially Designa...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Ukraine war spurs U.S. to ramp up security probe of software maker Kaspersky
The Biden administration ramped up a national security probe into Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab antivirus software earlier this year amid heightened fears of Russian cyberattacks ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. considers imposing sanctions on China's Hikvision
Experts say the possible sanctions would increase tensions with China. "Putting Hikvision on the SDN list, if that is indeed what they are planning to do, is a significant esc...
By Emily Kilcrease