National Security Economist

Exam 3 Economist articles

"A Bad Beginning." 

Initial Ukraine Invasion 

"Who Will Rule the Waves?" 

Buildup of threats in the seas such as Houthis, destroyed pipelines, China Taiwan buildup  

"Red Alert."  

China wants to invade Taiwan, Russ. Wants nukes in space 

"Everything, Everywhere, all at Once."  

Crisis in Gaza, Ukraine, Taiwan, all at once 

"Joining the Club." 

Ukraine wants to join NATO  

"Shaping Up and Tooling Up." 

Increased preparedness by NATO and adding new members to combat Russ. And China  

“Raid on Caracas” 

Capture of Maduro in Venezuela 

"The New Economic Order."  

Lots of new sanctions and tariffs 

"The world’s Rules-Based Order is Cracking."  

Court cases against Russ. And Israel. Intenat. Order mainly seen as a cloak for US dominance 

"The Great Regression."  

WTO and IMF not helping. Lots of tariffs 

"Ypres with AI."  

GPS guided precision artillery effective in Ukraine 

"The Sinews of War."  

Russ. Logistics hurt them in the beginning of the war 

"The New Battle of the Beams."  

GPS jamming helping with precision artillery but not perfect 

"Slow Learners."  

Russ. Tactics have improved throughout Ukraine war 

"Adapt and Survive."  

Discusses ways to hide from mili. Units by overwhelming opponent's sensors 

"Trade Wars are Coming."  

Growing trade tensions with new admin. 

"With a Vengeance." 

Discussion of the dif. Actions by both countries in the US-China Trade war 

“The Real Deal.” 

Trade deal with US and China, but more of a temporary truce 

“I Came, I Bombed Iran.” 

The successful bombing of Iran's nuc. program 

"The Three-Body Problem."  

Nuc. Arsenals of China, India, and Pakistan 

"Emollient Mullahs."  

A look at the very unpop. Iran regime 

"Something has Changed in the North." 

North Korea no longer wants to reunify  

"Briefing Nuclear Proliferation."  

Anti-nuc. Agreements falling apart 

"Climbing the Escalation Ladder."  

Terror attacks in Kashmir almost led to nuc. war 

"Thinking the Unthinkable."  

Many countries talking about using nukes more 

"Tabletop Annihilation."  

US and China believe they can only beat each other with nukes 

"Oppenheimer’s Nightmares."  

Nuc. Arms production has increased 

"Peak China?"  

Details China's econ. Rise but it is slowing 

"The Age of Superpower Parity."  

China econ. Dev. Still slowing post Covid leading some to believe it is leveling off 

"A New “quartet of Chaos” Threatens America."  

Discusses the collaboration of Russ., China, NK, and Iran 

"A New Order."  

China is seeking to redefine the internat. Order set after WW2 by the US for its own benefit 

"Neighbourhood Botch."  

China has lots of territorial disputes with neighboring states 

"A Fear of Falling."  

The CCP is concerned about its hold on pow. 

"Where China Leads."    

China seeks to become the most modern mili. On Earth, and may be in the lead on a few technologies 

"Of Battleships and Displacement."    

Despite slowing econ. Growth, China has continued ot build up its navy, likely related to a potential invasion of Taiwan 

“Unknown Soldiers.” 

China has a very large mili., but it is limited by its complicated command structure and lack of experience  

"Bribes and Brass."   

Discusses corruption in the Chinese mili. And recent corruption purges by the CCP 

"Storm Warning."  

  Discusses how a potential invasion of Taiwan would go and how the US is preparing for it 

"Strait Talking."    

Japan's new PM is a China hawk and the CCP is not happy with her 

"A Vital Island."    

Discusses Taiwan's preparations for a potential invasion and how the CCP has waged an info war against it 

"Command Or Control 

Despite widespread attempts at political control, corruption is still rampant in the CCP 

“In Denial.” 

Discusses Europe coming to grips with security challenges 

“How Many Russian Casualties in Ukraine.” 

Discusses the causality numbers in the Ukraine War 

“Bitter Struggle” 

In Ukraine, Russia's offense has been grinding and they've made small gains. 

“Deaths in the Night.” 

Tensions in Nigeria betw. Nomadic herding pop. And farmers with ethnic divisions. Mili. Can't solve the prob. 

“How Israel is Using Drones in Gaza.”  

Israel is using drones for advanced intel gathering 

“Running Out.” 

Russ. Is running out of tanks, men, and equipment in Ukraine 

"A Dangerous Muddle." 

Discusses the lack of a coherent plan with what Israel is doing in Gaza 

“Straining to Hold.” 

Ukraine has launched counterattacks but are slowing being driven back 

“Refined Attacks.” 

Russ. Is finding workaround to sanctions and econ. attacks 

“From Grey Zone to Red Zone."    

China is now acting more assertive over Taiwan 

“Fifty Shades of Grey Zone.” 

Discusses the hybrid war tactics used by Russ. (drones in NATO airspace) and China (flights into Taiwan airspace and destroying telecoms.) 

“Deep Trouble.” 

Discusses Russia's used of a shadow fleet to destroy underwater infrastructure and other actions along with Sweden response 

“Ghosts in the Machines.” 

China and Russ. Have engaged in recent cyber attacks 

“Uncomfortably Close.” 

Discusses AI developments by US and Chinese firms 

“A Nest of Wipers.” 

There have been cyber-attacks by Russ. In Ukraine, but they haven't affected battlefield outcomes 

"Dead Drop Drops Dead."  

Discusses the issues associated with gathering human intel (HUMINT) in the current digital era 

"Dot-Dot-Dot Dashed."   

Discusses how the US gathers a lot of intel from signals (SIGINT) 

"SpookGPT."  

New AIs are helping to improve the analysis of IMINT and GEOINT 

"Armed and Dangerous." 

Mili. Junta seizes pow. In Myanmar (Burma) 

“Never-ending nightmare Sudan: the war the world forgot.”  

Sudan has experienced a series of civil wars and ethnic conflicts since inde. In 1956 

"An Unfamiliar Hope." 

Assad regime overthrown in Syria