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SII 03: China’s Container-based Trojan Horses

Analyzing China's Latin American port strategy: infrastructure acquisition across critical nodes reveals vulnerabilities through systems capable of deploying container-based weapons within Western commercial supply chains.

SII 02: China's Naval Breakout

Analyzing China's strategic maritime expansion: infrastructure development across the Indo-Pacific reveals both Beijing's naval ambitions and timelines before genuine power projection capabilities materialize through dual-use port facilities.

B-2 Spirit Bomber under a setting sun

SII 01: Operational Transparency vs. Strategic Ambiguity

Examining a critical strategic dilemma: how tactical success in contested environments can inadvertently strengthen adversary capabilities through intelligence exposure.