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Graphic Truth: Huawei’s Supply Chain Bind

The supply chains for today's technology giants are fantastically complex — yet it's often true that the most essential and irreplaceable components come from a small number of countries. Here's a look at some key components of the Chinese networking giant Huawei and how suppliers have responded to Washington's ban on sales of US technology to the company. The ban, which also includes components from other countries that contain significant US technology or materials, has quickly gone global, threatening Huawei's survival.

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Will Japan rewrite its rules of war? Europe meets (again) to shape its own defense destiny, US to “guide” ships through Hormuz

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Putin is increasingly paranoid, according to a Financial Times report out today. Security has been tightened, more time is being spent in underground bunkers, and the vast majority of his attention is being absorbed by Russia’s war with Ukraine. One reason of his concern is said to be Ukraine’s drone capabilities, which have demonstrated an ability to strike Russian airfields thousands of miles from Kyiv.