Rising Geopolitical Tensions and the CoVid-19 Crisis Raise Concerns Over CPEC’s Future

* 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 […]

U.S. and China Relations: Past, Present, and Future by Samuel F. Kessler – PAWAC Presentation

Presentation by Samuel F. Kessler on U.S. and China relations: past, present, and future. This presentation combines U.S. international relations and national security perspectives to shed light on the current situation and future trends in the making. Presented on June 5, 2020.

New Friction Between the U.S., Iran, and China Makes Cyber Warfare More Attractive

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

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 […]