Supply Chains

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America Must Rebuild Its Physical Economy

In order to compete with China and boost growth, the United States must better balance the software and hardware components of its economy.

Cracks in the Firewall: How U.S. Tech Policy is Losing Ground to 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...

Could Trump’s Tariffs Doom Canada’s F-35 Acquisition?

Trump de-escalated his tariff threat following a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, but if the trade war resumes later, the F-35 program might be one of...

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Foreign Investment Is Not A National Security Threat

“It is simply silly to worry that a foreign firm would buy production facilities in the United States and then deny American buyers access to the output.” To note that...

America Must Untangle Its Defense-Industrial Base from China

A potentially crippling entanglement with China is that of our defense and homeland security needs. If that dependence remains, our national security is at risk.

Economic Statecraft Under Donald Trump

President-elect Trump has taken an​​ opening shot at rewriting the global economic order with his threats of tariffs against Mexico and Canada, as well as China and other BRICS+ countries....

China’s Quiet War Against America

China has been waging a quiet war on the United States for years. It is a war not fought with missiles and bullets but waged with minerals and refineries. It’s...

Vietnam Could Be America’s Next Great Trade Partner

The twenty-first century has been defined by deepening global economic interdependence, where the prosperity of nations increasingly depends on trade, investment, and secure supply chains that stretch across borders. This...

Behind The Virginia-Class Submarine Nightmare

America is in a shipbuilding crisis. The Navy has all these grand ambitions for building new platforms, whether the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers or the Virginia-class attack submarines. Yet,...

Why Does the U.S. Rely on Chinese State-Owned Shipping?

In recent years, the Biden administration has promoted the need for “resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains” and urged the identification of vulnerabilities that could affect the country’s national security....

Seizing the Moment in Indonesia Under Prabowo’s Leadership

As Southeast Asia’s largest economy and a pivotal state in the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia under the leadership of Prabowo Subianto presents unique opportunities for enhancing U.S. relations. With his extensive military...

Supply Chains—It’s All National Security Now

Writing in the fall issue of Foreign Affairs, Tufts University professor Daniel Drezner argues that “the national security bucket has grown into a trough” and that everything from climate change...