Technology is reshaping global power

I explain how.

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Paul Verhagen is an author and expert on the geopolitical and societal consequences of technological acceleration and strategic competition between the United States, China, and Europe.

His latest work is The Techtonic Shift: Power, Tech, and the End of Nations, which covers how the return of geopolitics and technological acceleration is challenging the democratic nation state

THE TECHTONIC
SHIFT

Power, Tech, and the End of Nations

“Essential to understanding how technologies challenge governance around the world with a significant task for Europe.”

Marietje Schaake
Former member of the European Parliament and Fellow at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center and at the Institute for Human-Centered AI

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OpenAI's Desperation Trump Deal
OpenAI's Desperation Trump Deal

OpenAI offers Trump desperation Shares

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Different philosophies of the Sino-US Arms Race:
Different philosophies of the Sino-US Arms Race:

There is absolutely an AI arms race between China and the US, but these countries are not running the same race

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Discussion on the use of AI in the military
Discussion on the use of AI in the military

Interview on the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI

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Understanding the world right now
Understanding the world right now

Long form interview in NRC about neoliberalism and how I look at the world

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