On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Strategy Series, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Chris Miller, professor of international history at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, discusses his recent book “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” why chips are so critical to global economic and military power, the global nature of the microchip industry, how America lost its technological lead, China’s strategy to gain chip supremacy, whether the CHIPS Act will return America to its leading position and how Washington should marshal its allies, the impact of the Biden administration’s embargo on ship making technology will delay Beijing’s chip capabilities, how America should balance cooperation and competition with China, the threat from Chinese chips and software in US weapons systems, the feasibility of driving a wedge between China and Russia as the two nations pledge “limitless” partnership, and examples of good and bad strategy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
