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.
U.S. and China Relations: Past, Present, and Future by Samuel F. Kessler – PAWAC Presentation
Filed Under: 5G technology, China and Russia, cyber warfare, Geopolitics, Global Security & Geopolitical Navigation Series, Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series, trade war and national security, U.S. Policy, US-China Tagged With: asymetrical warfare, China and Russia, Geopolitics, great power competition, great power politics, international affairs, International Security, international system, international trade and development, National Security, PAWAC, three warfares strategy, Trade War, unrestricted warfare, US and China
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.
Filed Under: Geopolitics, Global Security & Geopolitical Navigation Series, Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, nuclear weapons, trade war and national security, U.S. Policy, US-Iran, US-Iran-China Tagged With: China, China and Iran, China in the Middle east, Cyber Battlefield, Cyber Domain, Cyber Warfare, Esper, Global Security, great power competition, Intelligence Community, International Security, Iran, Iranian Tensions, Israel, Kinetic Warfare, Middle East, National Security, Saudi Arabia, SCO, Trade War, US, US and Iran, US-China Trade War, US-Iran
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 […]
Filed Under: 5G technology, Geopolitics, Global Security & Geopolitical Navigation Series, Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series, Qualcomm, Sam's Blog, Savvy Investor Meets Speculative Trader Series, trade war and national security Tagged With: Apple lawsuit with Qualcomm, great power competition, Qualcom NXP deal, Qualcom saga, Qualcom vs Broadcom, tech cold war, Trade War with China, U.S.-China Trade War