John Costello

John Costello is a Senior Analyst for Cyber and East Asia at Flashpoint. He is a Cybersecurity Fellow for New America and former Congressional Innovation Fellow for the majority staff in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. John is also a U.S. Navy veteran and former NSA Analyst, and he is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

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PLA Military Aerospace Force: On the Frontier of Innovation and Competition

07.11.2025 John Costello

Executive Summary: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Aerospace Force (ASF) is structured to rapidly integrate space-based surveillance, targeting, and offensive capabilities into any conflict involving...

Publication China Brief China

The Cyberspace Force: A Bellwether for Conflict

04.25.2025 John Costello

Executive Summary: Cyber operations will be involved in the opening stages of any conflict that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is involved in. This...

Publication China Brief China

Planned Obsolescence: The Strategic Support Force In Memoriam (2015-2024)

04.26.2024 Joe McReynolds

Executive Summary: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force likely was designed principally as a transitional structure meant to provide a home for disparate...

Publication China Brief

Quantum Leap (Part 2): The Strategic Implications of Quantum Technologies

12.21.2016 Elsa Kania

This is the second in a series of two articles that examines and evaluates the ramifications of Chinese advances in quantum information science. While part...

Publication China Brief China