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Why Is the US Military Still Dependent on China?

Why does the US Department of Defense (DOD) still find itself dependent on China? Despite years of efforts to reduce reliance on Beijing for raw materials, semiconductors, and other crucial supply chain items, the United States remains entangled in a… Read More

Supply Chain Is the Weak Link in US Military Capability

Keeping America’s warships, tanks, and aircraft supplied to meet real-time national security threats adequately is a challenge under the best of peacetime circumstances. With the depletion of US war-readiness stocks to support Ukraine’s critical struggle against the unprovoked invasion by… Read More

Weekly Snapshot: Monkeying Around

Welcome to LNGenZ’s round up of the week’s top news stories. The Power of Playtime Howler monkeys use play to keep the peace, according to scientists. What is your favorite part of the school day? Many would likely answer recess… Read More

Supply Chain Crisis: Are Pop-Up Sites the Answer?

Thanks to the supply chain crisis left over from the COVID-19 pandemic, people are seeing the cost of goods rising while also waiting longer to receive them. There are shortages of everything from foods to computer chips and automobiles. Cargo… Read More

No More Meat and Potatoes? Supply Down and Prices Up

A new crinkle has been added to global supply chain problems: a potato shortage. It has not been a spud-tacular 12 months in the world economy, with prices rising and many products missing from store shelves. Meat is another product… Read More

The Supply Chain Crisis – What Is It?

Got beef? Where’s the toilet paper? How can a problem in Vietnam impact a store in Biloxi, Mississippi? Since the start of the COVID pandemic, common items have gone missing from store shelves. Disruptions to the global supply chain have… Read More