Ismael Arciniegas Rueda

Ismael Arciniegas Rueda is a senior economist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation and a professor of public policy at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. 

Illustration of U.S. and Brazil flags as interlocking puzzle pieces, symbolizing U.S.-Brazil AI cooperation.

Digital Dams: How U.S.-Brazil AI Cooperation Could Help America’s AI Ambitions Flow

Strategic Imperatives in the U.S.-China Technology Race: Power, Hardware, and Engineering Expertise

The United States Needs to Stress Test Critical Infrastructure for Different AI Adoption Scenarios

Puerto Rico’s Energy Bridge: Natural Gas

The Promise and Peril of AI in the Power Grid

The U.S. Must Close the Long-Distance Power Transmission Gap with China

An Affordable Energy Transition Requires Sensible Regulation

Puerto Rico’s Food Security Must Factor in Planning Energy Security

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