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Fletcher’s Chris Miller explains why he is skeptical of the U.S. argument that allowing China access to good, but not cutting-edge, chips from the U.S. will keep the country hooked on U.S. technology. Miller is the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.”

Fletcher Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher shares her concern that China “continues to build coal,” with new plants commissioned in the past year to prepare for spikes in energy demand.

In this article about the One Health approach to surveilling for avian influenza in wildlife, livestock, and pets, Cummings School’s Wendy Puryear notes that H5N1 bird flu is “going into a much broader range of wild birds than other forms of influenza have in the past.”

Fletcher’s Barbara Kates-Garnick writes this piece examining the concurrent challenges of upgrading the US electric grid, performing long-deferred maintenance, and building new power plants to meet demand fueled by data centers.

Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin discusses the latest peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine noting, "Russia's purposes remain the same -- they want all of Ukraine, they want dismantlement of NATO and they want to undermine American global leadership.”

HNRCA Distinguished Professor Alice Lichtenstein, identified as director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Lab, agrees that for most people cutting back on consumption of saturated fats can help prevent high cholesterol.

Engineering’s Nik Nair is quoted about collaborative research to develop a way to biosynthetically produce a rare sugar called tagatose, which might provide the sweetness and natural taste of table sugar without its potential harms.

Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins this episode of Squawk Box to discuss the battle of chip export controls, including why he believes allowing China access to advanced chips puts national security and the U.S. industry at risk.

Fletcher Professor Emeritus Joel P. Trachtman co-authors this opinion piece examining three themes that stand out in the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy. (