In the near future we might find ourselves living in a world where ‘Internet A’ only links countries that belong to one military or economic bloc,
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Former Australian PM: Liberal Democracy Caught Between Authoritarianism of Xi and Putin and Authoritarian Populism
Liberal democracy is “caught between the hammer of authoritarianism in the form of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, and the anvil of authoritarian
Why the World Should Take Notice as Saudi Arabia Joins Chinese Alliance — and How This Relates to Taiwan
Andrew MacLeod, King's College London Saudi Arabia’s cabinet recently approved the decision to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The U.S. Is About to Blow Up a Fake Warship in the South China Sea — But Naval Rivalry With Beijing Is Very Real and Growing
Krista Wiegand, University of Tennessee As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship
Cable Wars: From Spy Subs to Fiber-Splicing Spies
Why ‘tapping’ a modern fiber-optic cable that lies on the seafloor is a lot harder than doing the same with a Cold War copper cable During
Does China’s Economic Coercion Work? A New Case Study Just Dropped (on Taiwan)
Tricky situation, useful illustration. In the wake of a recent debate around China’s efforts at economic coercion and whether they are successful or
China’s Planned Undersea Network Could Split Internet in Two
During the Cold War, the U.S. used small, nuclear-powered spy submarines equipped with truck wheels to tap undersea Soviet communication cables. These
The U.S. Is Not in a Space Race With China … Yet
Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Air University Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space race” between the U.S. and China have become common in news
Why Banning TikTok Could Be Bad for Personal Cybersecurity
Robert Olson, Rochester Institute of Technology TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but
U.S. Senator Calls for Nuclear Tomahawks to Protect Taiwan
As China ended its three-day spike in military activity around Taiwan, Senator Lindsey Graham called for the U.S. to replace conventional cruise
Why China Is Not Going ‘Pelosi Crazy’ This Time
China did threaten to board and inspect Taiwan-flagged ships in the Taiwan Strait, but so far it has limited its reaction to the McCarthy meeting to
China-Backed Bridge Poses Risk to Paradise Reef in Southern Philippines
SAMAL ISLAND, Philippines — Its official name, the Island Garden City of Samal, tells you all you need to know about this bucolic township off the