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Charting the New Nuclear Age
Executive Summary With the continued growth of China’s nuclear arsenal, the United States will likely face two nuclear peer threats in the coming years. The United States cannot discount the possibility that either China or Russia—or both—could escalate to nuclear use in a possible conflict, especially if the two countries coordinate. To defend its interests at home and abroad, the United States must consider how to deter and compete with two nuclear peers (2NP) simultaneously.
The Trump-Xi Summit Leaves Taiwan in Limbo
This article was originally published in Nikkei Asia. When Washington's de facto ambassador to Taiwan, Raymond Greene, explained the Trump administration's approach to cross-Strait relations earlier this month, he offered a preview of the tension on display when President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24. Xi pressed Washington to move closer to Beijing's position on Taiwan.
America’s secret weapon in the nuclear race
America’s secret weapon in the nuclear race (washingtonpost.com) America’s secret weapon in the nuclear race By Abigail Remler; David Feith 2026091710310600 Chinese leader Xi Jinping isn't dawdling when it comes to science. He has directed his country to build a network of enormous fusion-energy facilities that could strengthen its ability to design and validate nuclear weapons without explosive testing.
America’s Secret Weapon in the Nuclear Race
This article was originally published in The Washington Post. Chinese leader Xi Jinping isn’t dawdling when it comes to science. He has directed his country to build a network of enormous fusion-energy facilities that could strengthen its ability to design and validate nuclear weapons without explosive testing. The United States has no comparable program, but it does possess a unique advantage: Private companies are already financing and building essential next-generation fusion technologies.
Beijing Sees One Theater. Washington Should, Too
This article was originally published in WPS Dispatch. U.S. deterrence in the Pacific is fraying. Restoring it requires clearer commitments to resist China’s coercion, and the means to make them credible. As President Trump sends mixed signals and the Iran war drains critical U.S. munitions, Beijing is intensifying pressure on Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, testing whether Washington will act or settle for statements. Giving Taiwan the means to remain free is not a call for war.
CNAS Insights | Sovereign AI’s Second Wave Is Coming Into View
Earlier this year, CNAS launched the Sovereign AI Index to track every government-backed sovereign AI project since 2023. These projects seek to improve a country’s AI self-reliance by increasing capacity and reducing dependency at the infrastructure, model, and data layers of the AI stack. Our tracking shows that, over the past three years, rapid AI progress and growing anxiety about technological dependence have produced a global surge of sovereign AI projects.
China Presses a Weakness in America’s Tech Policy
Washington’s semiconductor strategy must address not only who controls chip-making but also who controls the language those chips speak. mohd rasfan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Washington has spent the past decade working to secure choke points of the semiconductor industry: fabrication plants, lithography equipment, advanced packaging, critical minerals and the handful of companies that dominate each.
CNAS Insights | Washington Can’t Afford to Ignore AI’s Warning Shot
On July 21, OpenAI disclosed the first publicly known incident of AI models escaping their isolated testing environment, gaining unauthorized internet access and hacking into another company’s systems. No human directed this intrusion. The models did all this just to cheat on a cybersecurity test. Although the attack was detected and remediated, it marks a shift from theory to reality: Frontier AI systems can take consequential, harmful actions in the world against their operators’ intent.
CNAS Insights | The Case for Long-Term CISA 2015 Reauthorization
Last fall, one of the United States’ most important cyber defense laws expired. For six weeks, the private sector no longer had legal protections to share critical cyber threat information with its peers and the federal government. The law was later restored, only to lapse again at the end of January 2026 before being reauthorized in early February 2026. Unless Congress acts, the law will expire once more in September.
Taiwan Is the Key to AI Dominance
This article was originally published in The Wall Street Journal. As President Trump prepares for his summit with Xi Jinping, Taiwan is often described as one more negotiable item in a crowded U.S.-China agenda that also includes tariffs, rare earths, Iran, fentanyl and export controls. That is a mistake. A country determined to win the defining technological race of the century can’t allow its chief rival to control the industrial base on which that race depends.
Taiwan Is the Key to AI Dominance
The island is much more than a bargaining chip. It’s the center of the world’s most important tech stack. Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews national-security analyst Gen. Jack Keane. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters As President Trump prepares for his summit with Xi Jinping, Taiwan is often described as one more negotiable item in a crowded U.S.-China agenda that also includes tariffs, rare earths, Iran, fentanyl and export controls. That is a mistake.
Repairing the Breach
Executive Summary U.S.-India relations stumbled badly during the second half of 2025. Differences between U.S. and Indian officials over how a ceasefire was reached between New Delhi and Islamabad on May 10, 2025, created a breach of trust, while President Donald Trump’s imposition of 50 percent tariffs on Indian exports in August 2025 led to a crisis in the relationship.
China doesn’t want you to know about Operation Yellowbird
China doesn’t want you to know about Operation Yellowbird (washingtonpost.com) China doesn’t want you to know about Operation Yellowbird By David Feith 2026032010160300 The basic storyline of Alysa Liu's recent Olympic triumph was plenty inspiring: Young Chinese American figure-skating phenom quits the sport at age 16, citing burnout, returns at 18, and with carefree charm at 20 secures gold for America for the first time in a generation.
Opinion | China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion
Beijing has embarked on a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a more fearsome nuclear arsenal. The nuclear missile formation attends a military parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025. Zhang Cheng/Zuma Press America’s top diplomat for nuclear-weapons issues, Undersecretary of State Thomas DiNanno, revealed this month that China conducted a secret underground nuclear test in June 2020.
Opinion | China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion
Beijing has embarked on a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a more fearsome nuclear arsenal. "They know we have a nuclear submarine...right off their shore" says Donald Trump, after claims Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile, which according to Gen.
CNAS Insights | Eight Things to Watch for in 2026
Buckle up for a pivotal geopolitical year. In 2026, the world will struggle to make sense of U.S. actions and intentions, and Washington will remain uncertain about its own place in the world. Only one thing is certain: to expect the unexpected in Washington. As we enter 2026, here are eight foreign policy developments to watch for. Terrorism returns. 2025 began with an attack in my hometown of New Orleans that left 14 people dead and more than 50 injured.
North Korea Reveals Troop Dispatch to Russia amid U.S.-South Korea Policy Talks
North Korea has confirmed for the first time that its troops are operating in Russia, and it is preparing to rewrite its party charter with the possibility of officially naming hostile states. At the same time, Seoul and Washington are ramping up coordination, as South Korea’s national security chief visits Washington for follow-up talks just months into President Trump’s second term.
Chinese Maker of Bitcoin-Mining Machines Is a Security Threat, Says Expert
Bloomberg News reports that a Chinese manufacturer, Bitmain Technologies Ltd, that sells most of the world’s Bitcoin-mining machines — including 16,000 of them to a venture backed by two of President Donald Trump’s sons — has been the focus of a months-long federal investigation to assess whether its products pose risks to US national security. David Feith, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, joins "Bloomberg Crypto". He says “Bitmain has been a screaming challenge on national security grounds".
Seoul, Washington Formalize Nuclear Sub Talks; North Korea Contact Eyed via Condolence Diplomacy
South Korea and the United States are deepening their military cooperation, with nuclear-powered submarines on the table and wartime operational control once again under discussion. As regional tensions simmer, President Donald Trump’s renewed backing signals a possible strategic shift, while Seoul weighs its next moves — both above and below the surface. Meanwhile, diplomatic signals flicker around North Korea, with a potential turning point in U.S.–North Korea talks as early as March next year.
Trump’s Week in Asia: Gifts, Deals, and Submarines
Trump’s trip generated several positive outcomes. He showed up, which matters disproportionately in far-flung Asia. Trump engaged both allies and regional fence-sitters. They feted him with lavish gifts and fawning praise, preventing any of Trump’s trademark clashes with foreign leaders. He signed various deals and agreements — some genuinely substantive, others long on acclamations but short on concrete details. Read the full article on War on the Rocks.
Why Chinese Car Investments Are a National-Security Risk
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Why Chinese Car Investments Are a National-Security Risk
Why Chinese Car Investments Are a National-Security Risk If the U.S. wants to win the competition for technology and security, it must distinguish between productive investment and Trojan horses. As we all await the U.S.-China summit on Thursday, there is an Amy Winehouse test worth applying to Donald Trump’s approach. The test comes from an overlooked Fox News interview last March between Laura Ingraham and Howard Lutnick.
Trump Heads to Asia with High-Stakes Meeting with China’s Xi on the Agenda
President Donald Trump departed Washington Friday night for Asia with trade and U.S. relations with China top of mind. He is set to hold a high-stakes sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid a recently reinflamed trade war between the world’s two largest economies and with the threat of massive new tariffs looming. CNAS senior fellow and deputy director Jacob Stokes joined Spectrum News to discuss the potential impacts of these new tariffs. Watch the full interview on Spectrum News.
North Korea Hardens Posture as Allies Recalibrate Before APEC
With President Trump set to attend the APEC summit in Gyeongju, questions are resurfacing about a possible return to U.S.–North Korea diplomacy. No working-level talks are underway, but Kim Jong-un has opened the door, if Washington drops what he calls its “fantasy of denuclearization.” At the same time, Pyongyang is drawing closer to Moscow, and South Korea is stepping up its own military posture.
Sharper: India and the Quad
Features CNAS Insights | Mr. President, You Are Losing India The bilateral relationship between the United States and India is critical for the future stability of the Indo-Pacific, especially as the United States seeks to counter rising aggression from Russia, China, and the Axis of Upheaval. However, CNAS experts Lisa Curtis and Richard Fontaine warn that on its current path, the Trump administration risks permanently alienating India, setting New Delhi on a trajectory towards Beijing.
America’s self-loathing is a losing hand
America’s self-loathing is a losing hand (washingtonpost.com) America’s self-loathing is a losing hand By David Feith 2025101516184800 Around 10 years ago, the United States began a historic shift in its grand strategy toward China, abandoning the belief that engaging Beijing would liberalize its regime and integrate it into a U.S.-led world order. It was a fragile but significant turn, the result of an accumulation of concerns that ideally would usher in a more effective U.S. strategy.
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It has been 10 years since the United States began signaling a historic shift in its grand strategy toward China. By 2015, a range of voices were urging Washington to abandon its longstanding “responsible stakeholder” approach, which posited that engagement with China would liberalize the Beijing regime and integrate it into a U.S.-led world order.
Acute myeloid leukemia mitochondria hydrolyze ATP to support oxidative metabolism and resist chemotherapy
MATERIALS AND METHODS All procedures involving human subjects were approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Brody School of Medicine (study IDs: UMCIRB 18–001328 and UMCIRB 19–002331) and Wake Forest University School of Medicine (study ID: IRB00117251). All samples were collected in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and with informed consent.
Articulate a Comprehensive, Coherent China Strategy
President Trump should articulate a comprehensive, coherent China strategy that addresses U.S. objectives, the ways and means to achieve them, and how the strategy can mitigate drawbacks. While the Biden administration built on the first Trump administration’s China policy framework and the challenges China poses have bipartisan consensus, the bilateral and global context is far different from Trump’s first term.
Next U.S.-China chip battle will require more than export controls - David Feith And Ben Noon
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In Israel vs. Hamas, China Backs Iran vs. America
China’s response to the Israel-Hamas war draws from the same playbook Beijing has applied to the Ukraine war since last year. Beijing is backing the interests of its main anti-U.S. ally in the region (Iran) while making hollow calls for peace, offering itself as a mediator, and blaming the United States for the troubles. The strategy is effectively Iran first, Israel as collateral damage.
Opinion | Why Aren’t the Presidential Candidates Debating China?
The 2024 presidential race is the first since America woke up to a double shock from China: Not only has Beijing spurned U.S. “engagement” and emerged as our top strategic rival, but America also faces the real risk of losing a war to China over Taiwan by 2027, if not sooner. Responding to these shocks is the primary national-security challenge facing the next commander in chief.
Why Aren’t the Presidential Candidates Debating China?
The 2024 presidential race is the first since America woke up to a double shock from China: Not only has Beijing spurned U.S. “engagement” and emerged as our top strategic rival, but America also faces the real risk of losing a war to China over Taiwan by 2027, if not sooner. Responding to these shocks is the primary national-security challenge facing the next commander in chief. Underestimating the China risk is a longstanding American strategic error.
Calling Check: Technology Competition with China
This week Emily Kilcrease, director of the Energy, Economics, and Security program at CNAS, joins The Asia Chessboard podcast from CSIS for a wide ranging discussion on the impact of recent trade developments between the U.S. and China. Listen to the full interview from The Asia Chessboard.
Atomic Strait: How China’s Nuclear Buildup Shapes Security Dynamics with Taiwan and the United States
Executive Summary This report examines the intersection of China’s nuclear modernization and cross-Strait tensions, especially how they might play out during a crisis, contingency, or conflict involving China, Taiwan, and the United States. Beijing is rapidly modernizing its nuclear arsenal to make it larger and more sophisticated.
What Success or Failure Would Look like for the Price Cap on Russian Oil
For the policy to be judged a success, it will need to significantly cut Russia’s oil revenues. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has been selling its oil at big discounts—around $20 or $30 below the Brent benchmark price. At the very least, the price cap should lock in these discounts. The G7 will set the cap at a fixed price as opposed to a moving discount to Brent, but it reserves the right to alter its level at any time.
Xi Jinping in His Own Words
Excerpt In October, at 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), General Secretary Xi Jinping set himself up for another decade as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, replaced his most economically literate Politburo colleagues with a phalanx of loyalists, and enshrined the Stalinist-Maoist concept of “struggle” as a guiding principle in the Party Charter.
Xi Jinping in His Own Words
Matt Pottinger & Matthew Johnson & David Feith Foreign Affairs November 30, 2022 What China’s leader wants—and how to stop him from getting it. Read Full Article »
Xi Jinping in His Own Words
In October, at 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), General Secretary Xi Jinping set himself up for another decade as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, replaced his most economically literate Politburo colleagues with a phalanx of loyalists, and enshrined the Stalinist-Maoist concept of “struggle” as a guiding principle in the Party Charter.
Xi Jinping in His Own Words
Sign in and save to read later Print this article Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Get a link Page url Request Reprint Permissions In October, at the 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), General Secretary Xi Jinping set himself up for another decade as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, replaced his most economically literate Politburo colleagues with a phalanx of loyalists, and enshrined the Stalinist-Maoist concept of “struggle”...
Watch the Recording of Our Event on Israel’s Place Between the U.S. and China » Mosaic
Last month, Mosaic published a debate-defining essay on Israel’s relationship with China by Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli general. In it, Orion contends that recent concerns that Israel might be getting too close with China may once have been valid but aren’t any longer: Israel’s ties with China are loosening, and if a new cold war is in the offing, Jerusalem won’t be on Beijing’s side.
MIL-OSI Australia: An Australian head of state
Source: Australian Green Party The death of Queen Elizabeth II this month has reignited debate about the relevance of the monarchy in 21st century Australia. Now it is time for us to have a discussion, as a nation, about an Australian head of state.
Opinion | China Hit Some Bumps on Its Road to Semiconductor Dominance
Don’t be lulled into thinking China is failing in its goal to become the world’s biggest semiconductor-chip producer. That’s the conclusion some are drawing from such troubles as the bankruptcy of national champion Tsinghua Unigroup and the high-profile arrests of several officials and executives. If China is failing, the argument goes, why is Washington launching an expensive industrial policy to subsidize domestic semiconductor manufacturing?
China Hit Some Bumps on Its Road to Semiconductor Dominance
Don’t be lulled into thinking China is failing in its goal to become the world’s biggest semiconductor-chip producer. That’s the conclusion some are drawing from such troubles as the bankruptcy of national champion Tsinghua Unigroup and the high-profile arrests of several officials and executives. If China is failing, the argument goes, why is Washington launching an expensive industrial policy to subsidize domestic semiconductor manufacturing?
11/30/22 National Security News and Commentary
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Join Us on September 20 to Talk Israel’s Place Between the U.S. and China » Mosaic
This month, Mosaic published a debate-defining essay on Israel’s relationship with China by Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli general. In it, Orion contends that recent concerns that Israel might be getting too close with China may once have been valid but aren’t any longer: Israel’s ties with China are loosening, and if a new cold war is in the offing, Jerusalem won’t be on Beijing’s side.
CCL22 mutations drive natural killer cell lymphoproliferative disease by deregulating microenvironmental crosstalk - Nature Genetics
Abstract Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of natural killer cells (CLPD-NK) is characterized by clonal expansion of natural killer (NK) cells where the underlying genetic mechanisms are incompletely understood. In the present study, we report somatic mutations in the chemokine gene CCL22 as the hallmark of a distinct subset of CLPD-NK.
Sharper: Taiwan
Taiwan plays a pivotal role in East Asian and global affairs. It has long been a central point of contention in the strategic competition between the United States and China. Effective U.S. policy toward Taiwan can enhance regional security, drive continued economic and technological progress, and support a rules-based international order. And the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to speculation about the fallout of a similar situation in Taiwan.
Creating Waves in the Indo-Pacific: Reverberations from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Russia’s war in Ukraine—which was preceded by the announcement of a historical pact between Moscow and Beijing on February 4—will have far-reaching global strategic implications, particularly in the Indo-Pacific where China’s growing influence is already shifting the regional order. The situation is still playing out with all eyes focused on whether China will provide Russia military support or bail out the Russian economy as it is increasingly squeezed by western sanctions.
Global Island
Executive Summary China under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has ramped up political, economic, and military pressure on Taiwan. The roots of Beijing’s pressure campaign, including Xi’s personal interactions with Taiwan policy, go back decades.
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