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A worker produces integrated circuit products in a workshop in Weihai, Shandong Province, China, on September 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the Am
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in national defense and security issues. He is the author of Hard Line (1992).