* Originally Published By North Star Support Group (NSSG) on July 28, 2020 The international arena is significantly affected by the CoVid-19 pandemic and last month’s global economic slowdown raises questions regarding the CPEC relationship China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is facing significant setbacks due to the new international norms caused by the growing […]
Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series
This blog series will examine a diverse range of issues and topics that pertain to the intelligence, security, and foreign policy disciplines. It will also review the use of strategies and trends from a history and present perspective. The goal of this series is to create a better understanding of how current indicators can spark future scenarios.
U.S. and China Relations: Past, Present, and Future by Samuel F. Kessler – PAWAC Presentation
June 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Managing Conflict Escalation With Iran as Trump De-escalates the China Dispute
April 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The last couple of months of 2019 experienced a public shift in U.S. foreign policy focus from the China trade dispute to the Middle East by emphasizing on Iranian influences in the region. Explaining this public shift in focus requires a big picture lens in order to more fully understand the complexities and sensitive nature of the situation at hand.
New Friction Between the U.S., Iran, and China Makes Cyber Warfare More Attractive
September 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This piece discusses the latest tensions between the U.S. and Iran with an emphasis on how it impacts China’s strategic interests in the region and how it impacts the growing trade war and great power competition it has with the United States. In addition, it discusses the expanding cyber war between the two nations and the likeliness of it escalating into a kinetic war in the near future.
How Qualcomm Became a Trade War and National Security Story
July 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Sam Kessler The Qualcomm saga of the past couple years can be characterized as being a potential mega merger gone badly, survivors of a hostile takeover bid, and a company that is constantly drenched in legal battles with a great corporate adversary. Blend this with the geopolitical and technological competition between the United States […]
Why U.S. National Security Will Supersede Huawei’s Global Aspirations In 5G
April 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Understanding the Future of Blockchain in an Expanding Digital Universe
March 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Sam Kessler Blaise Cavalli is a veteran in the blockchain technology world who recently wrote an article on Medium called, “Blockchain: Separating Fact from Fiction.” He discusses in his article on the current status of blockchain technology and its future uses that go beyond the typical cryptocurrency trend that it is often equated. However, it […]
Repairing US-Russian Relations is Necessary to the Future of U.S. Grand Strategy
July 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Sam Kessler President Trump recently made a controversial statement that indicated it was time to reinstate Russia back into the G7 (G8 with Russia), otherwise known as the group of seven major advanced and industrialized economies in the world. This idea was brought up at the tail end of the recent G7 summit in […]
Why Alibaba Will Be A Primary Target In The Upcoming Trade Wars With China
January 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Intellectual property theft has been a main concern in U.S.-China trade relations for several years. Whether it is via cyber espionage or patent and copyright infringements, the U.S. has major issues with the continued lack of enforcement by the Chinese government regarding the protection of global intellectual property rights. It has been estimated by the […]
