China

Partnerships
IPDForumMarch 14, 2023
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Women build on legacy of defense, security, peacekeeping contributions

FORUM Staff Indian engineer Rajeshwari Chatterjee helped found her nation’s first microwave research lab in 1953. Her contributions to radar and antenna technology have defense applications more than 50 years later. Chemist Stephanie Kwolek, working for industrial chemistry giant DuPont in 1965, made a discovery that led to Kevlar, a fiber still used in body armor as well as to…
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Global Commons
IPDForumJanuary 8, 2023
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Economic coercion a much-used weapon in PRC’s gray-zone warfare

FORUM Staff The People’s Republic of China (PRC) uses economic coercion in attempts to strong-arm nations into bending to its will. The results are mixed. While some countries have succumbed to the pressure, others have found alternatives to trading with the PRC or hosting Chinese tourists. Here’s how it works: The PRC threatens or imposes trade restrictions on countries that…
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