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Arctic Foreign Direct Investment

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CNA studies show that China’s investments and other activities in the Arctic pose an economic challenge to the United States and other Arctic interests.

/CIP-FDIbanner.jpg Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Slideshow white Explore More Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Contacts Dr. Joshua Tallis Project Director, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program tallisj@cna.org Cornell Overfield Research Analyst overfieldc@cna.org Heidi Holz China Strategy Lead Analyst holzh@cna.org gray /images/Centers/CNA/CIP/CSP%20Arctic%20Map.jpg fixed Arctic Foreign Direct Investment ... white Policymakers in the US and other Arctic nations are increasingly aware that China uses economic statecraft as a key instrument of Beijing’s foreign policy. In the Arctic, China does not yet

intersections: Issue 9, April 2024

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Intersections, Issue 9, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

, and regulatory changes for the next year. For analyzing PRC economic statecraft, the Two Sessions provides updates on the direction of foreign and domestic policy, offering clues about how PRC officials ... national legislature and top advisory body offers few new insights into PRC economic policy and reinforces focus on innovation. The National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political ... as the 2023 level of 5.2 percent. For foreign observers attempting to assess China's ability to achieve its S&T and innovation goals, understanding the domestic Chinese economy will prove increasingly

The Nuclear Programs of Russia China North Korea and Iran

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This report analyzes nuclear weapons programs in Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, including nuclear command and control, R&D, funding, staffing, testing.

Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy asked CNA to provide an unclassified report on the nuclear programs of four countries: Russia, China, North Korea ... views nuclear weapons as the ultimate guarantor of its security and an insurance policy to protect against nuclear and large-scale conventional attacks. In Russia’s “strategic deterrence” framework ... declaratory policy focuses on the role Russia assigns to nuclear weapons and outlines conditions in which the Russian military could recommend, and the Russian political leadership could consider

The Great Peace and Development Debate of 1999

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This paper explores the context, conduct, results, and implications of what we might call “The Great Peace & Development Debate of 1999.”

an academic or theoretical exercise. The new “line” that resulted has implications for Chinese domestic policies, foreign policies, and defense policies. For Chinese domestic policy, the results ... domestic policies, foreign policies, and defense policies. From March through at least September 1999, a remarkable national security debate took place within China. For the first time since 1985, Deng’s basic assessment was seriously questioned and intensely scrutinized both publicly and within the Chinese government. Of key significance, the efficacy of China’s foreign policies and the validity

intersections: Issue 13, March 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

competition. Other stories in this issue include recent PRC domestic policy changes to promote innovation, US ally and partner approaches to semiconductor export policies, PRC company advances in lidar ... , including the status of Taiwan, events in Xinjiang and Tibet, and China's political system. Widespread use of the chatbot outside China could therefore potentially shape foreign views ... . If DeepSeek can contribute to China's development of autonomous UAV activities, the PLA could gain a significant operational advantage over the US. PRC Policy Developments The PRC announces new

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 40, June 15, 2022

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Duma Committee on Information Policy, on recommender algorithms. If approved, the law would make it possible for users to turn off recommender algorithms on online platforms. The requirement can also ... Ministry of Defense continues to deny any dependence on foreign electronics, claiming that Russia has the ability to produce necessary products at its enterprises and industries. We wrote earlier ... music platform, and SberCloud. According to reports, this is due in part to efforts to evade sanctions against the products for foreign markets. All assets were part of the growing ecosystem

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 36, April 18, 2022

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cooperates with domestic and foreign developers of RPA platforms, continuing to develop a partner network. RPA is a business process automation technology, a program that allows you to simulate user actions, including using artificial intelligence. Foreign partners of the integrator include UIPath and Blue Prism, while domestic vendors include Primo RPA, Sherpa RPA, Pix RPA, Robin, and Roomy Bots ... foreign cards to the joint co-badged system while also connecting domestic payment cards. GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF LOMONOSOV SUPERCOMPUTER The Russian government announced that 2.4

NSS Event November 17 2022

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The Chinese Communist Party 20th Congress emphasized external risks, threats, and “deficit of peace,” CNA China experts told the National Security Seminar.

, and foreign policy implications of the recent 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ( see recording here ). The seminar featured Dr. David Finkelstein, Vice President and Director of CNA’s ... , Emily Feng, who joined from Bali, Indonesia, where she was covering the G20 Summit. Foreign Policy Implications Dr. Wishnick highlighted the many areas of foreign policy continuity ... continues to criticize the “Cold War mentality” of US foreign policy and contrast it with China’s approach, there are potential signs of increased cooperation and communication with the US. Military

intersections: Issue 3, March 2023

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Intersections, Issue 3, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

. This issue features a section on the actions US allies and partners are taking to secure supply chains for critical minerals vital to their national security. We also cover recent examples of policy measures the PRC is taking to promote acquisition of foreign technology, including using the domestic legal system against foreign firms. Although these specific measures are new, many reflect recurring ... that "decrease or remove reliance on foreign critical mineral inputs." Also of note, the strategy pledges to "seek regulatory harmonization" with the US and has also been coordinated with similar strategies

intersections: Issue 4, June 2023

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Intersections, Issue 4, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

covers recent legal, policy, and institutional changes by Beijing, the details of which have become public following the PRC's Two Sessions meetings in March 2023. Although diverse in nature, taken together these changes are aimed at enhancing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control over the activities of people and businesses, both foreign and domestic, that operate within the PRC, as well ... of events for foreign observers to monitor developments in China. Institutional Reforms Major reforms increase CCP control over finance, science and technology (S&T), and other key areas