Mark Kennedy on the US–China Tech Race in Goldman Sachs Research’s Top of Mind

America’s Private-Capital Advantage – How to Outcompete Chinese State Capitalism

The Global Competition for Dominance in Artificial Intelligence

While steam powered the 19th century and electricity defined the 20th, the prime transformative force shaping the 21st century is artificial intelligence (AI). It is the heartbeat of what Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, calls the “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” a fusion of technologies blurring the boundaries between physical, digital, and biological […]

America’s AI Exports Program Comments

Docket No. ITA-ITA-2025-0070 Section A — Respondent Background Identify and describe who you represent and explain why you are providing input to this RFI. The Wahba Initiative for Strategic Competition (WISC) is an applied policy and research initiative based at New York University’s Development Research Institute. WISC focuses on strategic competition, geoeconomic statecraft, technology governance, […]

360° View of Alliances: How They Benefit America—And How They Must Evolve

Alliances at the Crossroads By Mark R. Kennedy, Founding Director, Wahba Initiative for Strategic Competition Alliances are America’s most underappreciated strategic asset. They extend our reach, multiply our capabilities, and give our actions legitimacy. They deter adversaries not only through collective military strength, but also by weaving together economic, technological, diplomatic, and cultural ties that […]

Who Writes the Digital Rules, Wins the Future

Writing rules for the digital economy is a balancing act. Everyone agrees that to derive the maximum benefit from the digital economy requires keeping obstacles to trade to a minimum. Yet, there is also a consensus that questions of national security, consumer protection and competition are of crucial importance.  For political, economic and strategic reasons […]