Threats
Pentagon Extends Deadline for Contractors' Ban on Chinese Equipment
Vendors will get additional time to comply, but the department is not seeking mass extensions, Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord told reporters.
Ideas
Let Japan’s Companies Help
To stay ahead of China, the Pentagon should reach out to allies who have more advanced capabilities than the U.S. Japan is top of the list.
Threats
Number of Foreign Companies Within Defense Supply Chain Grew Over Past Decade, Report Says
Reliance on foreign suppliers in the defense industrial base rose—notably in packaged software and IT services—even as calls for reshoring increase, according to a new report.
Ideas
The Navy Needs More Ships — and Vision, Too
From shipyards to sea, the Navy needs to show more passionate leadership articulating what its future must be, and why.
Ideas
We Need to Reorganize More than the Military
U.S. defense and diplomacy needs a major redesign to get serious about strategic competition with China and Russia.
Ideas
On Rare Earths, the Pentagon Is Making the Same Mistake Twice
Its investment in a California mining venture is pretty much exactly the wrong approach to securing access to vital materials.
Ideas
The Defense Reforms Taiwan Needs
Taipei must stop buying the wrong weapons, restart work on its new strategy, and overhaul its reserve force.
Science & Tech
Busting Up Big Tech is Popular, But Here’s what the US May Lose
Lawmakers don’t like them, but what they bring to the competition with China may be too valuable to break up.
Science & Tech
Was the Pentagon’s Blacklist of Chinese Companies Justified?
An independent study of the list found China uses its favored companies to wipe out competition and spread economic influence.
Ideas
We Need a Better China Policy in the Middle East
With allies and direct lines to Beijing, Washington must do more to keep China’s presence in the region from becoming a threat.
Ideas
There’s a Bigger Threat Than Big Tech. It’s Big China
As lawmakers grill U.S. technology CEOs, they should ask not just about their near-monopoly power today, but also about staving off Chinese dominance tomorrow.
Threats
Justice Official Explains Why Law Enforcement is Worried about 5G
As the government works to deploy next generation networking technology, policy discussions highlight rifts between agency stakeholders.
Policy
Trump Eases Restrictions On Armed Drone Sales Abroad
US says changes needed to compete with China, but critics say it may only alienate allies.
Policy
With Cold War Language, Pompeo Defines Trump’s Plan for ‘Totalitarian’ China
In the fourth major China policy speech by administration leaders in the past month, Pompeo says the US can’t go back to the era of engagement.
Ideas
Trump’s All-Stick, No-Carrot Approach Has Brought Two US Adversaries Together
The blooming China-Iran bilateral relationship serve as a warning to U.S. policymakers.
Threats
No Orders To Reduce Troops in South Korea Yet, Esper Says
With traditional U.S. deployments still under review, the defense secretary announced he hopes to visit China by year’s end.
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