Export Controls

Balancing AI Innovation with National Security
In an industry that moves at breathtaking speed, defining what technology is at the frontier or enabling access to it is a beguiling challenge. According to the theories of nineteenth-century...

Beyond Sanctions: A Grand Strategy for Sustained U.S. Tech Leadership
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...

How the U.S. Can Maintain Its Edge in the Global Tech Race
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...

Three Policies That Will Make or Break U.S. Tech Competition with China
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...

Can Banks Stop Russia and China from Evading Sanctions?
The twenty-first century ushered in a “new era of financial warfare” as the United States imposed robust financial sanctions on its adversaries. Unlike traditional trade sanctions, these measures focus on...

The U.S. Must Use Its Export Controls
Secretary Gina Raimondo made a recent plea to Congress to increase Commerce’s budget to “build a more muscular” department. The secretary’s request to increase her budget will likely fall on...