Rapid technological advancement is reshaping global power, making control over key new technologies critical to the course of international politics and commerce. Access to leading-edge semiconductors will drive competitiveness in artificial intelligence and supercomputing with massive military implications. Despite large investments in areas such a solar energy, the U.S. is in a race to catch up to China on clean energy technology. Leadership in EVs will depend on semiconductors, mineral supply chains, charging infrastructure and cleantech deployment. How will this race for technological dominance affect global politics, security and power in the coming decades? How will political and commercial pressures affect industrial policy, subsidies and trade barriers?
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Sr. Vice President Geopolitics and International Affairs
Rice University
Vice President for Research
S&P Global
President
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Director, Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies