Tech Diplomacy Now: Tightening Sanctions Against Russia’s Technology and Defense Sectors
The U.S. Treasury and State Departments announced further sanctions on nearly 120 individuals and entities involved in providing advanced technology and financial support to the Russian Federation.
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Top News of the Week
Announcements
Latest News
Technology Strategy and Policy
Artificial Intelligence
Telecommunications Networks and Infrastructure
Critical Minerals
Synthetic Biology
Quantum
Advanced Aerospace Technology
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
Energy and Climate
Opinion and Commentary
Top News of the Week – Tightening Sanctions Against Russia’s Technology and Defense Sectors
Last week, the U.S. Treasury and State Departments announced further sanctions on nearly 120 individuals and entities involved in providing advanced technology, defense systems, and financial support to the Russian Federation. As Putin’s war on Ukraine nears 18 months, the United States and other countries have been continuously adapting their economic sanctions against Moscow.
This requires multiple Departments and Agencies (Treasury, State, Commerce, and the Intelligence Community) to collaborate with foreign partners on complex and opaque commercial activities to uncover and act against Russian, Iranian, and increasingly Chinese, efforts to circumvent these sanctions.
Enforcing a broad technology sanctions program demands an increasingly advanced analytical capability, detailed understanding corporate and international trade activities, and knowledge of how sophisticated technology is developed and manufactured.
More background:
Imposing Additional Sanctions on Those Supporting Russia’s War Against Ukraine – Secretary Blinken, U.S. Department of State, July 20, 2023
Treasury Sanctions Impede Russian Access to Battlefield Supplies and Target Revenue Generators – U.S. Department of the Treasury, July 20, 2023
Inaugural UK-US strategic sanctions dialogue – UK Government, July 20, 2023
China supplying equipment to Russia it should not, French diplomat says – Reuters, July 21, 2023
China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army – Politico, July 24, 2023
Announcements
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Panelists include:
Dan Dumbacher, Executive Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Dan Goldin, Longest-Serving Former NASA Administrator ('92 to '01), and Commissioner for Space Technologies and Systems, Global Tech Security Council
Kathleen Howell, Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the College of Engineering at Purdue University
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Latest News
China's Targeting of International Companies in Geopolitical Competition – Recorded Future, July 11, 2023
China hits back against Western sanctions – The Economist, July 23, 2023
India rejects BYD's $1 billion factory proposal, Economic Times reports – Reuters, July 22, 2023
Top US economist quits EU job after Macron speaks out – Politico, July 19, 2023
Technology Strategy and Policy
Microsoft disputes report that Chinese hackers could have accessed suite of programs – The Record, July 21, 2023
Technology Competition: A Battle for Brains – CNAS, July 24, 2023
China Poses ‘Alarming’ Threat to US Grid, Lawmakers Told – Bloomberg, July 18, 2023
Technology remains core battle with Beijing – Financial Times, July 18, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
A Battlefield AI Company Says It’s One of the Good Guys – Wired, July 20, 2023
‘Training My Replacement’: Inside a Call Center Worker’s Battle With A.I. – NYTs, July 19, 2023
UK spy agency tools up on AI to counter China, its chief says – Politico, July 19, 2023
Telecommunications Networks and Infrastructure
Fiber optic cable in the ocean: The Internet should connect the world once across all borders – Die Zeit, July 22, 2023
The Escalating Global Risk Environment for Submarine Cables – Recorded Future, June 27, 2023
TikTok is the most popular news source for 12 to 15-year-olds, says Ofcom – The Guardian, July 20, 2023
China built more 5G base stations in 3 months than US did in 2 years – SCMP, July 18, 2023
Critical Minerals
Mineral Monopoly: China’s Control over Gallium is a National Security Threat – CSIS, July 18, 2023
An American view on US investment in critical-mineral mining in Australia – The Strategist, July 24, 2023
Council authorises negotiations on EU-US Critical Minerals Agreement – European Council, July 20, 2023
Synthetic Biology
Big Pharma Bets Big on China – WSJ, July 23, 2023
The Biodiesel Defect – Wire China, June 25, 2023
The Biotech Urban Legend – Wire China, July 23, 2023
Bio-Knit: How Fungi and Textiles Are Weaving the Future of Construction – SynBioBeta, July 18, 2023
Quantum
Quantum entanglement: how US-led sanctions are turning Russia’s genius scientists to China for collaboration – SCMP, July 22, 2023
Quantum Computing Is Becoming Business Ready – Bain Consulting Group, May 2023
NIST Standards for Post-Quantum Cryptography are Coming Soon. What does this mean for Enterprises? – Security Boulevard, July 24. 2023
Advanced Aerospace Technology
Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites – Ars Technica, July 21, 2023
The Case for Space – UK Government, July 19, 2023
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
Japan's new chip equipment export rules take effect Sunday – Nikkei Asia, July 23, 2023
Chip CEOs Urge US to Study Impact of China Curbs and Take Pause – Bloomberg, July 21, 2023
New Partnership with Panama to Explore Semiconductor Supply-Chain Opportunities – U.S. State Department, July 20, 2023
TSMC Delays Start of First Arizona Chip Factory, Citing Worker Shortage – WSJ, July 20, 2023
Energy and Climate
Chinese petchem firms betting big on energy transition products – Reuters, July 24, 2023
The Energy Transition Will Require Cobalt. America’s Only Mine Can’t Get Off the Ground. – WSJ, July 22, 2023
Can India Become a Green Superpower? – Foreign Affairs, June 20, 2023
The cost-benefit of turning “dirty” shipping clean – Lowy Institute, July 17, 2023
Opinion and Commentary
Of EVs and Heat Waves – WSJ, July 22, 2023
A Mineral Strategy for American Security – WSJ, July 16, 2023
One-way easing of U.S.-China tensions does not help much – Nikkei Asia, July 17, 2023
Ties to China Weren’t a Problem for Cirrus Aircraft. Now They Are. – Bloomberg, July 19, 2023
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