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This study analyzes the process by which semiconductor chips have shifted from an industrial commodity to an instrument of foreign policy and geopolitical rivalry.
A research note on the meaning, conceptual foundations, and implications of technopolitics. Technopolitics examines the reciprocal relationship between technology and power, demonstrating how technologies function not only as instruments for achieving political objectives but also as integral components of the structures that shape great-power competition, sovereignty, and the international order.
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This study analyzes the process by which semiconductor chips have shifted from an industrial commodity to an instrument of foreign policy and geopolitical rivalry.
The book Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate by Rupika Risam examines the long history of data and information in the formation of power, from recordkeeping in ancient civilizations and colonial systems to digital surveillance and the algorithmic state. Its central argument is that data is not merely a tool for recording reality, but has historically served as a mechanism for organizing societies, exercising control, and consolidating dominance.
A research note on the meaning, conceptual foundations, and implications of technopolitics. Technopolitics examines the reciprocal relationship between technology and power, demonstrating how technologies function not only as instruments for achieving political objectives but also as integral components of the structures that shape great-power competition, sovereignty, and the international order.
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar explores the transformative impact of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The authors argue that the central challenge of the twenty-first century is not preventing innovation, but developing governance systems capable of managing technologies that could reshape economies, politics, and global security.
Chokepoints by Edward Fishman examines the transformation of American power from traditional military dominance toward the use of financial networks, advanced technologies, and global economic dependencies. The book explains how sanctions, export controls, and the control of economic chokepoints have become central instruments of geopolitical competition in the twenty-first century.
The New Map by Daniel Yergin examines the role of energy in shaping global politics, great-power competition, and twenty-first-century geopolitics. The book explores how the shale revolution, the energy transition, climate change, and U.S.-China rivalry are reshaping the global balance of power.
Danger Zone by Hal Brands and Michael Beckley examines the future of strategic competition between the United States and China. The authors argue that the most dangerous phase of this rivalry may emerge not when China reaches overwhelming strength, but when Beijing perceives that its window of opportunity is closing and seeks to alter the existing international order.
Techno-Nationalism by Alex Capri examines the rise of a new geopolitical logic in which technology has become a central instrument of national power. The book explains how competition over semiconductors, artificial intelligence, supply chains, and digital infrastructure is reshaping global trade, geopolitics, and the balance of power among states.
Power Metal by Vince Beiser examines the critical role of minerals in shaping the future economy and technological landscape. The book argues that the energy transition, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and the digital revolution all depend on resources such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements, making control over these materials a central arena of twenty-first-century geopolitical competition.
The War Below by Ernest Scheyder explores the critical role of minerals in the future of energy, technology, and global geopolitics. The book demonstrates how the energy transition and the expansion of clean technologies have created a global competition for resources such as lithium, copper, cobalt, and rare earth elements, turning critical minerals into a major factor in great-power rivalry.
The New Geography of Innovation by Mehrun Gul explores how the global landscape of technological innovation is shifting beyond Silicon Valley. Focusing on emerging innovation ecosystems in China, South Korea, Canada, Europe, and other regions, the book demonstrates how industrial policies, universities, talent, migration, and economic networks shape the development of breakthrough technologies.
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AI Valley by Gary Rivlin chronicles the race among technology giants to dominate the era of generative artificial intelligence. The book demonstrates that the future of AI depends not only on algorithms, but also on capital, infrastructure, semiconductors, data centers, and the corporate power of companies such as Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.
Chip War by Chris Miller explores the history and geopolitics of the semiconductor industry, demonstrating how computer chips have become a central source of economic, military, and technological power. The book argues that the U.S.-China semiconductor rivalry represents a broader struggle to control the foundational technologies shaping the twenty-first century.
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