Kish Parella Publishes Article in the Seattle University Law Review The article explores the supply chains for new technologies where the U.S. has a strong national security interest.

By Law Communications
March 13, 2026

Washington and Lee law professor Kish Parella, along with Carla Reyes of SMU Deadman School of Law, has published an article in the Seattle University Law Review. In the article, titled “Global Supply Chain Resilience in Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Bitcoin Mining,” Professors Parella and Reyes explore the supply chains for new technologies, such as blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing, where the U.S. has a strong national security interest. They note that achieving this national security goal depends on the resilience of two types of supply chains within the Bitcoin mining industry: analogue supply chains (hardware components) and data supply chains (software components).

The authors provide insights into key risks that could lead to disruption in analogue supply chains or damage to software data supply chains, including environmental, geopolitical, operational, and reputational risks. They also present suggestions for  corporate governance, asset management and disclosure requirements, which has important implications for market actors, investors, and policymakers.

“[B]ecause critical and emerging technologies are central to preserving U.S. economic and national security advantages, the resilience of their supply chains is itself a matter of national security. Yet ensuring this resilience often falls to private market actors. Analyzing these supply chains, therefore, requires a bi-directional perspective: On one side, the technologies’ national security significance shapes how firms approach risk management. On the other, the degree to which firms succeed in managing their supply chain risks will in turn determine the security of the nation. This Article’s framework equips private actors to meet this challenge by distinguishing among supply chain types; identifying risks within each; describing the reciprocal relationship between national security and corporate supply chain management; and accounting for the unique features of these supply chains—particularly that they extend beyond physical components to include layered data networks,” write the authors.

The full article is available online at the W&L Law Scholarly Commons.

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