AI Competition
AI Could Help Governments Escape Their Debt Trap, But There’s a Catch
Artificial intelligence is widely expected to transform businesses and reshape the labor market. But its biggest economic consequence could extend beyond companies and workers:...
AI Governance Must Not Become a Geopolitical Battlefield
As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to meet next week, artificial intelligence governance will stand as one of the...
Tripping Up US AI rivals Turns Into Tripping Up China
In the United States, public skepticism over the misuse of AI technology and cybersecurity risks continues to grow. Real-world problems such as controversies surrounding...
AI Is Too Big to Slow in a Geopolitical Race
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated not simply as a technology sector but as a strategic capability tied to economic power, national security and...
The AI Race May Be Measuring the Wrong Kind of Power
Why ecosystem diffusion may matter as much as frontier supremacy
On 3 September, two announcements offered different views of AI power. OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra,...
How Banning Chinese AI Could Hurt American Innovation
The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI rarely sign the same document. On September 8 they jointly named...
US-China AI Rivalry Escalates in Egypt: Why Huawei’s Data Centers Matter
Current US concerns revolve around the potential for China to dominate the infrastructure and sovereign data of emerging nations in Africa and the Middle...
Can Xi Jinping’s AI Vision Bridge the Divide with America’s Tech Giants?
The second World Robot Games kicked off in Beijing, China, from August 22nd to 26th, 2026. 2,056 robots representing 666 teams from 16 countries...
When AI Agents Cross Borders: Rogue Automation Is the New Test of Digital Sovereignty
Here’s a realistic scenario how the next serious crisis around digital sovereignty will play out. It will not be a conventional cyberattack. An AI...
What the US and China should address in their September AI meeting
The US and China are about to meet this September to talk about AI. As the world’s two leading AI superpowers, the US and...