This piece unpacks how China’s undersea force is evolving from crude Soviet-inspired diesel boats into a “good enough” fleet built at serious scale. -While PLAN subs still lag Western SSNs in quieting and endurance,

The U.S. side included Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who met late Monday and into Tuesday with Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi, Reuters reports.

China is building drone swarms—and advancing the AI technology that controls them, increasingly without regard for safety considerations or human oversight.

Trump’s ill-conceived tariff war exposed U.S. vulnerabilities, strengthened China’s leverage and undermined America at a pivotal time.

As the United States and its allies deepen critical mineral partnerships, China’s rare earth strategy must pivot from export restrictions to constructive leadership in open trade and multilateral frameworks.

For decades the US had the technological lead, and no one really came close, but recently China has been threatening its dominance. To prevent a further strengthening of the opponent, the US government decided to implement a very tough approach: a widespread ban on anything that would have made China stronger technologically.

In October, China intensified coercive activities in the South China Sea while expanding military sales, diplomatic engagement, and economic initiatives across various states in South and Southeast

"Without a meaningful China strategy, Washington will struggle to match Beijing’s determined, focused efforts to increase its own global influence and box in the United States," write Edward Fishman a