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The “Mind the Gap” series spotlights disconnects between strategic ambition and institutional execution. Whether in economic development, technology, infrastructure, or alliances, these short essays expose policy blind spots, misaligned incentives, and implementation lags that weaken allied coherence.
This fall, the Wahba Initiative for Strategic Competition (WISC) begins a new chapter as part of New York University’s Development Research Institute (DRI). We do so with gratitude to Sadek Wahba for his vision and steadfast support, and with excitement to join Rajeev Dehejia, Jonathan Morduch, and Yaw Nyarko in one of the world’s premier […]
Learn MoreThis essay is part of my Toward a Trusted Tech Alliance series, which explores how democracies can move from fragmentation to common cause in shaping the digital future. In my last essay, Outrunning the Dragon Means Running Together, I argued that fragmentation among democracies is not just inconvenient but a strategic liability that risks ceding […]
Learn MoreThis post launches my Made in Democracy series, part of my broader Mind the Gap effort to expose the distance between what democracies aspire to achieve and the tools they have prepared to achieve it. From Arsenal to Afterthought In the middle of the 20th century, the U.S. was the world’s leading manufacturer. The U.S. produced […]
Learn MoreAuthor’s Note This essay opens my new series, Toward a Trusted Tech Alliance, exploring how democracies can move from fragmentation to common cause in the digital era. At its core is what I call a Digital Steel Accord — in other words, a foundational agreement on data and AI standards, narrow enough to be practical […]
Learn MoreLater today, President Zelensky will meet with President Trump in Washington, accompanied by European leaders, for what may prove a pivotal moment in shaping the path to peace in Ukraine. Much of the attention will focus on whether the talks produce immediate concessions or credible guarantees. But the deeper question is how any agreement should […]
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by Mark Kennedy
by Mark Kennedy
