Fiscal Firepower and Big Debt: Can the U.S. Afford to Win the Tech Race? To put that in perspective, the U.S. is spending more on interest payments than on its entire defense budget.
The Decoupling Dilemma: U.S.-China Economic Separation and Its Global Implications It’s not a total cutting of ties; both sides acknowledge that a complete divorce is impractical, but it is a shift away from the deep integration that characterized the U.S.-China relationship in the 2000s.
Warfare in the Cloud: How AI and Advanced Computing Are Remaking Military Power Both the U.S. and China see these as force multipliers that can dramatically enhance military effectiveness.
Battling for the Elements: Rare Earths and Critical Minerals in U.S.-China Competition Rare earth elements (REEs) like neodymium, dysprosium, and praseodymium, for example, are essential for powerful permanent magnets used in wind turbines, electric vehicle motors, and precision-guided munitions.
Quantum Horizons: The Next Frontier of U.S.-China Technological Competition This isn’t just theoretical hype: in specific experiments, rudimentary quantum processors have already achieved “quantum supremacy” by solving designed problems far faster than a classical supercomputer could.
A Resilient Surge: U.S. GDP Jumps 4.3% in Q3, Driven by National Security, Tech, and Consumer Strength This robust uptick (accelerating from 3.8% in Q2) highlights an economy firing on multiple cylinders despite headwinds. Analysts are struck by how broad-based the growth has been,
Chips and Geopolitics: Why Semiconductors Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Tech Rivalry In response to these vulnerabilities, the United States has launched an ambitious push to “reshore” semiconductor manufacturing; essentially, to bring chip fabs back onto U.S. soil.