Today’s Realities of doing Business with China
OPINION — Last Friday, while public attention was focused on Chinese military exercises around Taiwan and the vague threat of possible warfare, a Senate Foreign […] More
Posts Tagged ‘China’
Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?
OPINION — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent highly provocative trip to Taiwan has placed China, Taiwan, and America front and center at the most dangerous […] More
How far will China’s Aggression Go?
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — China’s reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was even more aggressive than anticipated. Fighter jets crossing the median line […] More
Breaking Down the Taiwan Problem
China’s Defense Ministry has announced military exercises surrounding Taiwan as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei. The Cipher Brief sat down with Cipher Brief […] More
Pelosi, Taiwan and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
OPINION — A senior Pentagon official last Wednesday, described a version of U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific region that contrasts somewhat with the hot rhetoric […] More
Transformation to Compete and Win: Why Innovators need to Organize
with Lt. Gen. Michael Groen (Ret.) Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 1:30pm EDT The former Director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center joins us […] More
The Biggest Winner in Ukraine is Beijing
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
The Drone Series: A New Battle in the Air
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
A Post-Mortem on the Summit of the Americas
OPINION — U.S. – Latin American relations face rocky times. Events during and surrounding the just concluded Summit of the Americas (SOA), a meeting of […] More
China’s foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns
A security agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands in April, has created waves of concern throughout the region and reaching as far as […] More
Military Spending and the New Arms Race
OPINION — The Senate Armed Services Committee, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 23-to-3 last Thursday, approved a fiscal 2023 Defense Authorization Bill that – […] More
Stay Calm and Consider 5 Steps on Solomon Islands
OPINION — In a world of hybrid warfare, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and threats from and through space – geography is still important. Witness the concern […] More
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s New Role in Ukraine
And China’s Dissemination of Russian Disinformation OPINION — On February 4th, President Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement while in Beijing at the Winter Olympics, […] More
China’s Chance to Lead a Humanitarian Effort in Ukraine
OPINION — China’s annual National People’s Congress (NPC) opened on March 5 with Premier Li Keqiang presenting an upbeat annual Government Work Report that stressed […] More
China and the Global Power Play in Ukraine
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
Ukraine and an Assessment of how a Bad Situation Could Get Much Worse
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
How China is Reweaving Hollywood’s Red Carpet
BOOK REVIEW: Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy By Erich Schwartzel / Penguin Press Reviewed by Bill Harlow The Reviewer […] More
The Battle the FBI is Waging Every Day
OPINION — FBI Director Christopher Wray’s talk at the Reagan Library on January 31 was titled “Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Government Inside the […] More
Get Ready for China’s Hypersonic Challenge
Hoffman’s piece was first published in The Washington Times OPINION — Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping has declared his country will […] More
What the Chinese Think They Know About US Nuclear Strategy
OPINION — Despite U.S. officials regularly voicing concern about lack of knowledge as to where China’s nuclear weapons program has been going, officials have known […] More
The Afghan Debacle Should Prompt China to Revise its South Asian Policy
This piece was first published by RUSI in London. The views do not represent those of RUSI. EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — While China has tried to rebalance its […] More
Containment: A Poor Fit for China
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — Since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has secured a central position in China’s foreign policy with the […] More
How China’s State-Owned Enterprises Factor Into Cross-Border Financing
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — Since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has secured a central position in China’s foreign policy with the […] More
CIA Deputy for Digital Innovation Talks Mission, Partnerships and Espionage Challenges
CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Jennifer Ewbank said recently “the cyber forces and other threats that we confront across the digital landscape are formidable […] More