Securing Democratic Digital Dominance

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 […]

Bridging the Transatlantic Digital Divide: From Principles to Pragmatism ?

360° View of How Southeast Asia Can Attract More FDI in Chips and AI

Outcompeting China Starts Here: How Southeast Asia Strengthens US Supply Chains and Global Influence By Hon. Mark Kennedy In the global competition for technological leadership and economic resilience, Southeast Asia is quickly emerging as a critical node. Anchored by countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore, the region holds enormous promise for next-generation semiconductor and artificial […]

Answering Today’s Biggest Digital Questions

This 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 post, Different Histories, Different Rules, I traced how America’s rebellion against monarchy and Europe’s scars from authoritarianism forged two very different instincts toward regulation. […]

A Strategic Vision for US AI Leadership: Supporting Security, Innovation, Democracy and Global Prosperity

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than a technological breakthrough—it is a transformative force shaping the future economy, security landscape, global power dynamics, and daily life. The US, along with its international allies and private sector leaders, must navigate a pivotal moment where their choices will determine whether AI advances democracy and human progress or […]

American Innovation in Peril

DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik Moment’ Exposes Holes In US Chip Curbs

America’s AI Strategy: Playing Defense While China Plays to Win

America is making a critical mistake in its AI strategy—it is overreaching in playing defense but doing the opposite in playing offense. While Washington is busy building regulatory walls to restrict access to AI compute power (a term encompassing computational resources used to train and run AI models), China is circumventing these barriers and strategically developing asymmetric advantages. […]