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The Chips Investigative Desk hammers the semiconductor cartels and sanctioned hardware smuggling routes. Each forensic dossier we build dismantles the shadow networks fueling the global arms race, exposing how state-backed theft and supply-chain coercion weaponize silicon to automate mass surveillance and warfare.

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Policy pressure on semiconductor firms to bypass the US export bans

The Collision of National Security and Market Forces in 2025 The year 2025 marked a definitive inflection point for the global semiconductor industry. It was the year when the theoretical…

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