Legal Loopholes and Foreign Funders Are Secretly Challenging American Power

Innovation is one of the foremost strategic assets that the United States possesses and has long been a differentiator for both national security and economic competitiveness. But today, foreign adversaries are increasingly working to neutralize this advantage. In fact, shortcuts to overcome America’s technological superiority, such as reverse engineering, intellectual property theft, corporate espionage and cyber intrusions now constitute official state policy in counties such as China and Russia.