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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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    A Westless World

    Tobias Bunde reflects on this year's Munich Security Conference and America's break from the transatlantic alliance.
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    Germany’s Last-Chance Election

    Michael Bröning

    With German voters clearly demanding comprehensive change, the far right has been capitalizing on the public's discontent and benefiting from broader global political trends. If the country's democratic parties cannot deliver, they may soon find that they are no longer the mainstream.

     explains why the outcome may decide whether the political “firewall” against the far right can hold.
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    The Only Path to Genuine Peace in Ukraine

    Nicu Popescu

    The Russian and (now) American vision of "peace" in Ukraine would be no peace at all. The immediate task for Europe is not only to navigate Donald’s Trump unilateral pursuit of a settlement, but also to ensure that any deal does not increase the likelihood of an even wider war.

     sees a Korea-style armistice with security guarantees as the only viable option in Ukraine.
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    Meltdown at the Top of the World

    Masatsugu Asakawa urges development banks to act urgently to avert the catastrophic effects of the Himalayas’ thawing glaciers.
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    The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Ukrainian Peace

    Gene Frieda

    Rather than engage in lengthy discussions to pry concessions from Russia, US President Donald Trump seems committed to giving the Kremlin whatever it wants to end the Ukraine war. But rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim would amount to setting the stage for the next war.

     warns that by punishing the victim, the US is setting up Europe for another war.
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    There Goes America

    Within his first month back in the White House, Donald Trump has upended US foreign policy and launched an all-out assault on the country’s constitutional order. With US institutions bowing or buckling as the administration takes executive power to unprecedented extremes, the establishment of an authoritarian regime cannot be ruled out.

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    In AI We Trust?

    William H. Janeway

    The rapid advance of AI might create the illusion that we have created a form of algorithmic intelligence capable of understanding us as deeply as we understand one another. But these systems will always lack the essential qualities of human intelligence.

     explains why even cutting-edge innovations are not immune to the world’s inherent unpredictability.
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    How Trump Can Achieve Sustained Growth

    Michael R. Strain foresees the US president building on a strong economy, so long as he steers clear of populist policies.
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    Europe Alone

    Daniela Schwarzer explains what the European Union must do now that America has walked away from the transatlantic relationship.

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