Huawei or Our Way?: Fissures in the Five Eyes Alliance in the Face of a Rising China
- Analysis
- October 16, 2020
After some wrangling, the Five Eyes member states have arrived at a common position on the use of Huawei technology in critical infrastructure. But the Huawei snafu is likely just the first of many challenges to alliance solidarity as an expansionist …
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