We're in times of war, and war is a time when nations reflect. We think about the implications of our choices and the opportunity costs that could mean lives saved or lost at the front line. 

This is especially true when talking about disruptive military technologies. 

Joining us today to discuss the high-tech race between the United States and China is Dr. Arthur Herman, Senior Fellow at the Hudson's Institute and Director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative.

We will also talk about his book "Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II" and how it applies to what some would call "Cold War 2.0" fast-forward 80 years to today.

In the eyes of a long-time environmental expert, how did the green movement’s Net Zero policies affect European countries’ strategic position in the Ukraine war?

What are the factors within the West stifling its energy competitiveness against aggressors?

And how is the CCP weaponizing this movement?

Joining us tonight to talk about these topics is Patricia Adams, economist, and President of Energy Probe Research Foundation and one of the earliest environmental advocates against the Chinese Communist Party’s abuses of the environment.

Talking about opportunism, what one would call a disaster in Ukraine presents opportunities that some regimes worldwide would want to leverage, particularly those with predatory schemes.

Yet, perhaps the same can be said for Western powers, and one opportunity in the world of money may be presenting itself.

In our story today, we talk about an unprecedented moment in the world of finances, the consequences of which have a great deal of significance on the Chinese Communist Party’s ambitions to dominate the global financial market.

Today, Dr. Christopher Balding, economist and former Professor at the Peking University HSBC Business School, joins us on “Forbidden News.”