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Feb 19, 20214 min read
The Threat of China Will Persist Regardless of Who Is President
By Francesca Oliveira Many of the national security threats the Trump administration faced within the last four years will likely persist...
Sep 28, 20204 min read
How TikTok Became the Center of a Data Privacy Showdown
By Victoria Tinker Over the past weekend, from September 18 to September 20, 2020, TikTok’s standoff with the Trump administration...
Nov 1, 20193 min read
The “Great Game” of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Ted North U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent comment, warning Italy to be wary of “how China uses its economic power to...
Nov 5, 20183 min read
China’s Growing Influence in Africa: Implications for the United States
By Helina Daniel Introduction As the Trump administration indicated in its 2017 National Security Strategy, Africa is a continent of...
Oct 6, 20183 min read
The National Security Implications of the Chinese Acquisition of GNC Holdings, Inc.
By Max Raileanu The U.S. Department of the Treasury describes the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) as being...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Cyber Security Threats Offer New Legal Challenge to Holding Spies Responsible for Espionage
In December 2014, naturalized US citizen Mostafa Ahmed Awwad was arrested by the FBI for attempting to sell blueprints of the US Navy’s...
Mar 10, 20153 min read
What's in a Name: China and Japan’s Claim to Territorial Islands and President Obama’s ‘Pivot T
Five barren rocks in the East China Sea, over 100 miles from shore, are home to a growing international dispute between China, Japan, and...
Dec 26, 20123 min read
Tossing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Avoiding Protectionism While Using Existing Law to Safeguar
BACKGROUND: The practice of counterfeiting has been a marketplace problem for centuries. Whenever an original product has a marketable...
Apr 4, 20124 min read
The Rise and Relevance of Economic Espionage
The Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996 was passed in response to the threat and subsequent success of foreign nations accessing U.S....
Nov 7, 20102 min read
Chinese Military Stages Exercises in South China Sea
Image available from the BBC. China staged massive naval military exercise in South China involving over 100 ships and 1,800 troops. ...
Oct 31, 20103 min read
Clinton's Remarks Indicates U.S. Desire to Become Involved in Sino-Japanese Island Dispute
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is on a multi-Asian tour trying to strengthen U.S. ties to China, Japan, Vietnam, and other Asian...
Oct 10, 20103 min read
Japanese Coast Guard Run in with Chinese Vessel Reveals Deeper Problems
A small collection of uninhabited islands off the coast of Taiwan has been a source of friction between Japan and China for over a...
Apr 7, 20101 min read
China: Currency Compromise Coming?
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner plans to hold talks with Chinese Premier Wang Qishan on Thursday. While in India, Geithner...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Obama Administration Delays Confrontation With China Over Currency
The Obama administration has decided to postpone issuing a report to Congress that would likely have labeled China a currency...
Mar 25, 20101 min read
China enters talks on Iran sanctions as U.S. softens hardline stance
China pledged on Wednesday to enter talks with the U.S. and other allies to create a proposal for sanctioning Iran for its uranium...
Mar 4, 20101 min read
China Announces 7.5% Increase in Defense Spending, Lowest in Years
While the United States has announced this year that it is requesting from Congressional appropriators the largest Defense budget in...
Mar 3, 20101 min read
President Obama Mulling an End to Ban on Indonesian Military Aid
Members of the Obama Administration are reportedly considering ending a ban on assisting an elite unit of the Indonesian military. The...
Feb 25, 20101 min read
Google and China Continue to Clash
On the eve of negotiations between Google and the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on internet censorship, China...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
China Schools Deny Involvement in Cyber-Attack
After NSA investigators traced recent cyber-attacks on Google’s servers to specific IP address at Chinese school, school and government...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
US Narrows In On Chinese Cyber Security Threat
The Financial Times has reported that US investigators are narrowing their search for the author of malicious code which recently...
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