In an era of interdependency, it is evident that global supply chains are both a strength (e.g., economies of scale, etc.) and a threat (cyber-espionage) due to malicious code / malware, etc. that’s becoming increasingly sophisticated and harder to decipher. That said, one ‘expert’s’ perspective is that the lessons from the Cold War are befitting for today (e.g., Cyber Space).
Given that the author (of this argument / position) works for a major Chinese firm Huawei (that’s been getting the blocks put to them by various governments including America’s Congress) one cannot help but wonder how objective they actually are. In other words, leaving Cyber Space (concerns) aside, economic-determinism has to be at play here on some level.
(Source) Financial Times: http://goo.gl/zTvdJX