Uncategorized

Michael Horton Politics in Yemen are best described as kaleidoscopic. Loyalties, alliances, and linkages within and between factions and parties shift with every rotation of...

Elizabeth Chen China’s leadership has signaled the country’s dedication towards pursuing self-sufficiency in “core technologies“ including integrated circuits. https://jamestown.org/program/semiconductor-scandal-a-concerning-backdrop-to-xis-pursuit-of-core-technologies/

Kristian McGuire Within the last decade, Pingtan Island (平潭岛, Pingtan Dao), which is the nearest territory to the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) controlled by...

Brian Hart, Bonnie S. Glaser, Matthew P. Funaiole China has added a new short-term milestone to its existing slate of military modernization goals. While noteworthy in its...

Chris Moody There are growing calls for the suspect who killed six Asian women around Atlanta to be charged with a hate crime. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/why-hate-crime-convictions-are-difficult-to-secure-us

Maziar Motamedi Deal signed in Tehran is expected to increase bilateral trade and military cooperation as US rivals move to deepen ties. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/iran-and-china-sign-25-year-cooperation-agreement-in-tehran

New attempt to be made to free vessel as blockage causes huge traffic jam and forces ships to reroute around Africa. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/egypt-plan-made-to-use-tide-to-re-float-ship-blocking-suez-canal

Farhan Mujahid Chak By shutting down the account of Kashmir Civitas, social networks are doing the bidding of the Indian government. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/27/why-is-twitter-silencing-kashmiri-voices

Pierluigi Paganini  Apple has released new out-of-band updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to address another zero‑day flaw, tracked CVE-2021-1879, actively exploited. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116007/security/apple-zero%e2%80%91day.html