2023 Issue 36

After years of defending democracy from disinformation, an Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald argues that democracies must go on the offensive with their own messages rather than simply playing defense. Both Russia and the PRC are more vulnerable to these ideological campaigns than they let on.

The PRC Government forces software companies to disclose security vulnerabilities to the Chinese Government first, before receiving permission to inform the public, opening up an even greater risk of state-sponsored economic espionage.

In an effort to embarrass Commerce Secretary Raimondo during her visit to the PRC, Huawei, in coordination with Beijing, released their latest smartphone with semiconductors that demonstrate the ineffectiveness of U.S. export controls.