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Increased Chinese aggression and uncertain U.S. commitments are heightening tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In a new Sharper, CNAS experts examine strategies to help Taiwan shore up its defenses and counter PRC influence. Read more 🇹🇼 ⬇️
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Sharper | Defending Taiwan

Defending Taiwan has long been a complex issue for the United States, with Washington sticking to its “One China” policy and embracing the principles of strategic ambiguity to maintain the

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If China moves aggressively on Taiwan now or in the future, sanctions would almost certainly be part of the U.S. response. But China’s economy is too large and too diverse for Washington to go at it alone. Read more in a NEW report from CNAS:
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Whither the Coalition? Assessing the Prospects of a Diverse Sanctions Coalition in Defense of Taiwan

“None of the countries under analysis would impose meaningful sanctions on China absent a forceful leadership role from the United States.” — @EmilyKilcrease1 and @jamescrabtree The Big Idea If China

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The Hugging Face and OpenAI incident proves that frontier AI systems can take consequential, harmful actions in the world against their operators’ intent. ✍️ @rubyscanlon and @janet_e_egan on a seismic moment in AI risk.
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CNAS Insights | Washington Can’t Afford to Ignore AI’s Warning Shot

@rubyscanlon and @janet_e_egan write why urgent action is needed to counter the emergent AI cyber threat. On July 21, OpenAI disclosed the first publicly known incident of AI models escaping their

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