Something in the Air

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“If you’re carrying out surveillance, I’d be surprised if anyone did it so overtly,” says Matthew Powell, teaching fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies at RAF College Cranwell and the University of Portsmouth. “So perhaps these are attempts to test American reactions without risking too much or a means of putting pressure on Washington and testing boundaries.” And perhaps the USAF’s purported befuddlement is also a bluff, designed to keep the visitors coming. The target practice might come in handy.

Period14 Feb 2023

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleSomething in the Air
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletMonocle
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/02/23
    DescriptionInterview with Monocle on Chinese Spy Balloon.

    “If you’re carrying out surveillance, I’d be surprised if anyone did it so overtly,” says Matthew Powell, teaching fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies at RAF College Cranwell and the University of Portsmouth. “So perhaps these are attempts to test American reactions without risking too much or a means of putting pressure on Washington and testing boundaries.” And perhaps the USAF’s purported befuddlement is also a bluff, designed to keep the visitors coming. The target practice might come in handy.
    Producer/AuthorAndrew Mueller
    URLhttps://monocle.com/minute/2023/02/14/
    PersonsMatthew Powell

Keywords

  • Spy Balloon
  • China
  • United States
  • Intelligence
  • international relations