Control, Compute, and a Global Open-Source-Offensive: Beijing’s Blueprint for AI Dominance

The United States and China are increasingly locked in a competition over the future of artificial intelligence, but they pursue fundamentally different strategies. While the US channels massive private investment into the race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), China focuses on three core pillars: maintaining political control over AI systems, achieving technological self-reliance in semiconductor production, and promoting open-source AI models as global alternatives to Western platforms. Through initiatives like the AI+ program and its latest Five-Year Plan, Beijing aims to integrate AI deeply into industry, infrastructure, and national security rather than concentrating solely on frontier AI research.

(Analysis) When Taiwan Becomes the Flashpoint: Inside the Latest Japan-China Tensions

Since Sanae Takaichi’s recent statement on Japan’s potential “survival-threatening situation,” diplomatic relations between China, Japan, and Taiwan have reached a crisis point. All three countries are navigating these new tensions. This article analyses and traces the recent debates and discussions in the three countries.

[ARTICLE] European Narratives and Strategies to Survive in a Changing World

One of the main challenges affecting the EU structure is the absence of a shared strategic narrative to unite all member states and develop a common strategic path to navigate global uncertainties. This narrative would be a geopolitical compass based on geopolitical necessities and threats, that would guide the EU’s foreign policy and diplomacy.

(Analysis) The EU’s Evolving China Strategy in a Turbulent Global Landscape

The European Union’s perspective on China has undergone a notable transformation in recent years. This change can be attributed to the escalating tensions between the United States and China, mounting concerns over human rights violations, and the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Chinese stance. The EU must reassess its China strategy amid these shifting dynamics.

(Analysis) The Origins of American Strategy in Latin America: Monroe to Globalization

The Unites States has long had relations within Latin America from its time as a early republic, defining itself and its place among other nations. In more contemporary times, engagement with the region has been met with indifference. However, it is important for policy practitioners to have a comprehension of past relations between the U.S. and the rest of the hemisphere.