The U.S. government built an export-control wall around advanced semiconductors starting in October 2022, aiming to deny China access to cutting-edge chips and the equipment needed to make them. A ...

Since the Cold War, governments including the United States have used trade restrictions to prevent or regulate the flow of advanced semiconductor technologies to potential rivals. China has been the ...

In 2025, the US Department of Commerce led Washington’s technology offensive against China, but in 2026 it finds itself recalibrating as the White House prioritises stable trade talks ahead of US ...

Export controls are a critical instrument of U.S. national security policy, designed to prevent adversaries from acquiring technologies that could enhance military capabilities or undermine global ...

Both the Biden and the Trump administrations have been expanding U.S. export controls (particularly regarding China) and promulgating new and comprehensive economic sanctions. To reflect the ...

A bipartisan U.S. bill, the MATCH Act, aims to align export controls with Japan and the Netherlands to restrict advanced chipmaking tools, directly affecting ASML and Tokyo Electron. The legislation ...

As drones have grown in importance to the modern battlefield, the regulatory frameworks governing their export have become more and more outdated. The most consequential military innovation of the ...

Among the many considerations for building, operating, and monetizing data centers, a vital aspect is whether the data center owners and customers will be able to export to—and use within—a non-US ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in ...

Lawmakers recently introduced the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware Act (MATCH Act). This bill proposes extending and coordinating U.S. export restrictions on semiconductor ...

On FDD Action’s latest Secure Line briefing call, experts Craig Singleton and Ryan Fedasiuk assessed why U.S. export controls on advanced AI chips and chipmaking equipment are one of the most ...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must be thrilled. See last month’s release of DeepSeek’s latest AI. It runs on chips created by Huawei. You’re doing a heckuva job, U.S. political class… From the ...