Infrastructure
China’s African Edge
As China and Russia gain ground in Africa, the U.S. policy should distance itself from its unpopular European partners. While attempting to stop the war in Ukraine, President Donald J....
Strategic Imperatives in the U.S.-China Technology Race: Power, Hardware, and Engineering Expertise
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the...
The United States Needs to Stress Test Critical Infrastructure for Different AI Adoption Scenarios
While AI may provide a way to help protect critical infrastructure, there is a growing need to stress test it under different conditions to prevent hallucinations and errors in output....
The Taliban’s Canal
Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from a Center for the National Interest report entitled “Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia,” with some edits made for...
What the U.S. Can Learn from the Chinese Development Playbook
In what has come to be referred to as the Great Power Competition (GPC), malign, revisionist powers, like the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia, challenge nations and institutions...
The G-7 Summit and Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
The leaders of the seven-member states, as well as the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, along with other invited leaders and representatives of international organizations, including...
IMEC’s Road Ahead
As the global economic and geopolitical landscape undergoes a significant transformation in the 2020s, the intricate interplay of commerce, politics, and strategic ambitions across India, the Middle East, and European...
Five Pillars of Infrastructure Reform
Once again, a tragedy serves as a flashing red light for the citizens of this country. The catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours...
The Night The Francis Scott Key Bridge Came Down
It was the type of tragedy that rippled across the pond of humanity and contaminated every corner of its basin. Its surreal presence yielded chaos, crisis, and panic in the...
The G7’s Infrastructure Plan Leaves the Developing World to China
The G7 economies offered an unprecedented $600 billion infrastructure pledge—the first attempt to form a developing world “Marshall Plan” in the post-colonial era—at the G7 Summit last week. Given the...
When Will Non-Tesla Electric Cars Get Their Own Superchargers?
According to Tesla, the company launched what it called a “Non-Tesla Supercharger pilot” program last November. “Access to an extensive, convenient, and reliable fast-charging network is critical for large-scale EV...
Have Russian Cyberattacks Changed the Course of the War in Ukraine?
When Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it was evident that something had gone wrong in the Russian concept of operations. Early footage showed hapless Rosgvardia...