China Caught a Rocket, and a Ten-Year Lead
On July 10, a Chinese rocket booster dropped out of the sky over the South China Sea and flew into a net. Four hooks on the booster snagged a net strung across a ship. It worked on the first try.
Nation-State Activity
State-sponsored cyber operations, espionage campaigns, and geopolitical cyber conflict.
The Cranes at Your Port Answer to Beijing
A study out this month put a number on a supply-chain dependency few companies think to check. Chinese firms own, finance, or operate 78 of Africa's 231 commercial ports, and the control does not stop at the water's edge. It reaches into the software, the automation, and the artificial-intelligence systems that actually run them.