CIRA China analyst Joe McReynolds and former SOSi analyst LeighAnn Ragland-Luce authored a chapter in the recent conference volume The People in the PLA 2.0 regarding the PLA’s human capital ecosystem for network and information warfare: In recent years, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has…
CIRA China analyst John Chen and CIRA head James Mulvenon authored a chapter in the recent conference volume The People in the PLA 2.0 regarding PLA foreign training exercises: The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) top leaders recognize that the quality of its personnel is a…
China analysts Morgan Clemens and Ben Rosen authored a chapter in conference volume The People in the PLA 2.0 regarding reforms to the PLA’s political work system: A key feature of the Xi Jinping era has been a focus on strengthening and revitalizing political work…
The Washington Post – The Trump administration is considering adding China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer to a trade blacklist, in another sign of heightening U.S.-China technology tensions. The Defense Department said it is working with other agencies to determine whether the “actions” of Semiconductor Manufacturing International…
A report released by CIRA has detailed how China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) maintains a variety of ties to China’s defense sector, including an ongoing relationship with CETC, a state-owned developer of military electronics. When producing the report, CIRA analysts made use of SOSi…
On April 29th, 2020, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released a commissioned CIRA report on China’s smart cities development. China has become a leader in developing and exporting its smart cities technologies like networked cameras, sensors, and location services—and the rest…
CIRA head Dr. James Mulvenon spoke at a seminar hosted by Harvard University’s Fairbanks Center for Chinese Studies to offer his perspectives on China’s illicit knowledge transfer activities. To view the full presentation, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfNmebFE4Ww
Qassem Soleimani’s death, the prospect of further US-Iranian military escalation, and the reemergence of large protests in Iran in recent months raise the question of Iran’s capacity to conduct military operations beyond its borders while suppressing dissent within them. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
CIRA Russia analyst Jonathan Brunson writes in the Daily Beast: Amid the tumult surrounding impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald J. Trump, which center on his actions with regard to Ukraine, an unnoticed headline is what’s happening to Ukraine’s own President Volodymyr Zelensky. He’s seen…
CIRA Russia analyst Jonathan Brunson writes in Slate: The potential for another Ukrainian revolution festers beneath this year’s deceptively calm presidential and parliamentary elections. It would be the third one in 15 years, following the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euro-Maidan uprising. In April,…
