Techland
We live in an era of great power competition, with the United States, China, Russia, and other nations vying for influence around the globe. And yet, our world is changing rapidly thanks to new digital technologies, an internet that touches every part of our lives, and military prowess measured less in bullets and more in cyber capabilities. Techland is our effort to understand this strange mix of great power politics and technologies, new and old.
The EU Thinks It Can Rob America Blind
The EU’s Digital Markets Act is a flawed experiment, born of envy rather than vision.
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Peace Through Edge
Tech cooperation with China is not necessarily accommodationist and can deliver competitive benefits to the United States. Unmanaged, the U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) could create dangerous fissures between...
DeepSeek: What We Know And What We Don’t Know
Don’t take all of the claims about China’s new AI model at face value. Following the release of DeepSeek (China’s new AI model), Wall Street experienced an unprecedented sell-off of...
Drones on the Homefront
The reality is drones are here, they are common, and they are now a fact of daily life.
Digital Borders: The Biden Administration’s Final AI Rule
In the final stretch of President Joe Biden’s tenure, the administration unveiled the “Regulatory Framework for the Responsible Diffusion of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology.” Announced by the Department of Commerce’s...
The AI Renaissance Cannot Escape Its Power Needs
There is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bonanza taking place in America. To grow and thrive, AI needs data. Data centers need to be constructed to marshal this resource. Northern Virginia,...
The Supreme Court Judges TikTok
On January 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, which will undoubtedly become a landmark case in both First Amendment and national security law....
America Cannot Surrender Its AI Dominance
The twenty-first century will be defined by the great power competition between the United States and China. The winner of that competition will likely be the nation that dominates the...
Puerto Rico’s Energy Bridge: Natural Gas
As an island vulnerable to frequent blackouts, Puerto Rico deserves a resilient and reliable power grid. Building such a grid starts with guaranteeing energy security for critical infrastructure, such as...
How Donald Trump Can Undercut China’s AI Strategy
There is a short window for President Trump and Congress to reassert U.S. competitiveness on artificial intelligence (AI) and undercut China’s strategy before it cements its economic and geopolitical influence...
Will the Click-To-Cancel Rule Survive the Trump Administration?
Americans love the idea of the free market, but is the market really free when consumers are trapped in paid subscriptions they no longer need? In an attempt to protect...
How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance
In August 2023, the Biden administration restricted investments in countries of concern and cracked down on illegal trade to stop U.S. emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) from bleeding at...
Explaining SpaceX’s Success
Yesterday marked the sixth test launch of SpaceX’s “Starship” shuttle, following a fifth successful test in October. If you want to know how this was possible, you should read this...