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Eric Schmidt

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Eric Schmidt, a former CEO and chair of Google/Alphabet, is Chair of the Special Competitive Studies Project.

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  1. We Need Energy for AI, and AI for Energy
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    We Need Energy for AI, and AI for Energy

    Dec 16, 2024 Eric Schmidt explains what the United States must do to secure the power the next technological revolution will require.

  2. The Global Struggle for Tech Mastery
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    The Global Struggle for Tech Mastery

    Dec 12, 2022 Eric Schmidt identifies the main lessons for the world's democracies after a year geopolitical turmoil.

  3. The AI Revolution and Strategic Competition with China
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    The AI Revolution and Strategic Competition with China

    Aug 30, 2021 Eric Schmidt explains why the world’s democracies must come together to maintain leadership in this critical domain.

  4. Is China Winning the AI Race?
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    Is China Winning the AI Race?

    Aug 4, 2020 Eric Schmidt & Graham Allison worry that too many Americans are convinced, wrongly, that US technological supremacy is unassailable.

  5. The Tinkerer’s Apprentice
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    The Tinkerer’s Apprentice

    Jan 19, 2015 Eric Schmidt calls on economic policymakers to embrace disruptive technological change.

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    Trump’s Tariffs Are Not a Negotiating Tactic

    Ian Bremmer

    Donald Trump’s immediate, aggressive use of import tariffs has revealed a fundamental difference between his first and second term. Far from a mere negotiating strategy, the goal this time is to replace a global rules-based system of managed economic integration with coerced decoupling.

    emphasizes a fundamental difference between the US trade agenda now and during the president’s first term.
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    Are We Responsible for Our Choices?

    Peter Singer identifies a common flaw shared by deterministic theories of human behavior.
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    Europe’s Competitiveness Compass Points in the Wrong Direction

    Marcin Korolec warns that the strategy demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of the challenges facing the bloc.
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    America’s Faustian Trade Bargain

    Kenneth Jacobs highlights a critical vulnerability that other countries could exploit in retaliation for US tariffs.
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    Will the United Nations Survive Trump 2.0?

    Jayati Ghosh

    Recent actions by the United States may foreshadow its withdrawal from the world’s foremost multilateral institution. Paradoxically, however, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish nearly eight decades ago could serve as a catalyst for greater international cooperation.

    thinks the paradigm shift in US foreign policy could end up strengthening global solidarity.
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    Empty Promises Won’t Save Marine Ecosystems

    Dadang Mujiono warns that without global intervention, biodiversity-rich regions could become prime targets for exploitation.
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    Europe’s New Power Trio

    Simon Toubeau foresees Friedrich Merz, Ursula von der Leyen, and Manfred Weber boosting the bloc’s security and economy.
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    Canada Must Learn From the Green Backlash

    Jonathan D. Ostry calls for climate policies to reflect social realities, instead of being based solely on economic efficiency.
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    Will There Be a Sustained US Market Selloff?

    Dambisa Moyo identifies several indicators that investors and business leaders should keep an eye on.

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