Category: Technology
51 Articles
- Technology
One Small Step for Mankind: Cislunar Space as a Region of Strategic Competition and the Need for Strategic Coherence
The quest to return to the lunar surface has seen the development of a new region of strategic competition: cislunar space. The region, largely devoid of satellites and over 1…
July 5, 2026
- Technology
David vs. Goliath: How Emerging Technology Allows Small Powers to Effectively Combat Great Powers
High Cost ≠ High Quality The Iranian Shahed-136 drone, a one-way attack drone, costs between $20-50,000. The cost of one Patriot interceptor, used by the United States, costs $4…
July 5, 2026
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
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Golden Dome and a New Kind of Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear arms control is comatose. The United States and Russia allowed New START to expire in February, ending the last vestige of formal restraint on deployed nuclear arsenals.…
July 2, 2026
- Technology
Democracy Dies in Data Centers: How Artificial Intelligence Empowers Authoritarianism
Artificial intelligence (AI) will likely exacerbate the global trend of democratic backsliding by undermining civil society and empowering authoritarians. This process can be…
April 23, 2026
- Technology
Swarm at Sea: Autonomous Naval Drones and the Erosion of Maritime Deterrence
In February 2022, Ukraine effectively lost its navy to Russian advances. Its flagship, Hetman Sahaidachny, was scuttled in Mykolaiv. The patrol ship Sloviansk was sunk days, …
April 16, 2026
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
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The U.S.-PRC Space Race’s Maritime Dilemma
The United States’ and the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) counterspace capabilities, which include jamming, anti-satellite weapons (ASATs), and cyberattacks, threaten the…
April 16, 2026
- Technology
How the U.S., Russia, and PRC Aim to Fight the First Space War: Analyzing Kinetic Counterspace Systems
Today, three nations dominate the counterspace environment: the United States, Russia, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), all in a prolonged great power conflict that…
December 29, 2025
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The Fujian-class Aircraft Carrier: The PRC’s Challenge to the Indo-Pacific Order
On November 5, 2025, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its most advanced aircraft carrier to date: the Type 003 Fujian. The ceremony was presided over by…
December 11, 2025
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Exporting the Great Firewall: The CCP’s Exposed Efforts to Spread Digital Authoritarianism
A massive September 2025 leak of data from the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ‘Great Firewall’ offers the first verifiable technical evidence of how the Chinese Communist…
November 21, 2025
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Authoritarian Learning: The Russia-PRC Convergence in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has transformed the drone from a reconnaissance tool into the centerpiece of twenty-first-century warfare. What began as a small-scale improvisation on both…
November 5, 2025