The greatest national security risk stemming from this surprising omission is before, not after, any actual hostilities with China erupt.
Ensuring our allies adopt semiconductor export controls that mimic the U.S. policies regarding these primary adversaries, especially China, would provide a nonpareil military advantage to the U.S.
The next administration must do dramatically better in understanding both the semiconductor industry and its fundamental role in the modern world with robust national security policies reflecting this understanding.
The new NATO secretary general has the opportunity and experience necessary to lead a global effort to cripple Russia’s war against Ukraine by tightening global export controls on semiconductors that are currently enabling Moscow’s arsenal.
The damage to the U.S. semiconductor industry is compounded from a national security perspective because of the improved armaments China will now have to menace Taiwan and its other neighbors, such as the Philippines, in addition to the U.S.
