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Why Trump Took America's Top Tech CEOs to China

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

President Trump brought some of America’s biggest tech CEOs to Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping. What does it mean for the race over AI power? Council on Foreign Relations’ Chris McGuire explains.

China Tech Bros
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Tech and Science

AI Data Center Push is Fueling New Nuclear Threat

In the News
Salon
Rachel Bronson

"There is a lesson that keeps arriving in new and more violent forms: Energy security is national security," writes Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson.

Ukrainian emergency workers wearing radiation protection suits attend training in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Andriy Andriyenko / AP
Defense and Security

Anthropic, the Pentagon, and Claude's Split Personality

Analysis
by Suzanne Nossel

Anthropic implicitly acknowledges the two faces of Claude: one with the firm ethical constraints embodied in its constitution, and a second available to do just about anything the Pentagon says—just as long as it can do it well.

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
Patrick Sison / AP
Tech and Science

I'm on the Meta Oversight Board. We Need AI Protections Now

In the News
The Guardian
Suzanne Nossel

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel makes the case for independent oversight of artificial intelligence platforms as its evolving capabilities reshape the world.

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox speaks at LlamaCon 2025
Jeff Chiu / AP
Tech and Science

In Response to US Tariffs, Canada Is Investing in Its Own Auto Industry

In the News
WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"Canada has decided that the US is an undependable trading partner and an undependable production partner," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea explains.

An electric vehicle plugged in at a charging station
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

The World Is Going Electric, with or Without the United States

Analysis
by Joshua Busby

As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.

Solar panels sit on a hillside
Sam McNeil / AP
Tech and Science

Technological Change Will Upend Our Understanding of National Security

Analysis
by Rachel Bronson

New technologies are radically altering the way we live. US leaders will need a new understanding of safety and security to preserve America’s global position.

A silhouette of a person in front of the US seal
Carlos Fyfe/The White House via AP
US Foreign Policy

What AI Companies Can Learn from Social Media’s Tribulations

In the News
Tech Policy Press
Suzanne Nossel

The use of social media to incite violence in global conflicts and influence foreign elections pushed social platforms to take safety and integrity more seriously. AI companies should take note, Nonresident Senior Fellow Suzanne Nossel and Paolo Carozza write.

A metal head made of motor parts symbolizing artificial intelligence
Martin Meissner / AP
Tech and Science

Can the US Reduce its Dependence on China for Critical Minerals?

Analysis
by Karl Friedhoff

Critical minerals are central to innovation and security. The United States is dependent on China for them. Karl Friedhoff explains why that is becoming a problem.

A person holding refined tellurium at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery in Magna, Utah.
Rick Bowmer / AP
Tech and Science

Behind the Global Race for AI Dominance

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Nikita Lalwani joins Deep Dish to unpack how US industrial policy, national security, and China's tech ambitions are shaping the AI chips competition.

A close look at a computer chip.
Umberto / Unsplash
Global Politics