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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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    The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
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    Turning Tariffs into Opportunity

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.
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    Digital Financial Inclusion Strengthens Climate Resilience

    Ellen Jackowski calls for reducing the number of unbanked people and building digital infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

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    Even as South Korea was plunged into political turmoil following the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law, financial markets have remained calm. But the country still has months of political uncertainty ahead, leaving it in a weak position to respond to US policy changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

    argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.
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    How the EU Can Scale Up Carbon Removal

    Ludovic Chatoux & Sophia Escheu urge European policymakers to use regulation to increase investment in this crucial green technology.
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.
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    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    China’s New Social Contract

    Ana Palacio highlights a fundamental shift in priorities brought about by slowing growth and changing public expectations.

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