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The AI Arms Race

“The AI Arms Race” is a collection of must-read articles on the convergence of artificial intelligence and geopolitics. With the U.S. and China escalating their intense battle for AI supremacy across economic and military spheres, power dynamics are already shifting. FP provides the full picture for you to download and read at your leisure. Unlock this collection, along with more hard-hitting geopolitical analysis.

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“The AI Arms Race” is a collection of must-read articles on the convergence of artificial intelligence and geopolitics. With the U.S. and China escalating their intense battle for AI supremacy across economic and military spheres, power dynamics are already shifting. Foreign Policy provides the full picture for you to download and read at your leisure.

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List of The AI Arms Race articles

An illustration shows an AI / robot hand touching fingers with the hand of a small child. In the background are smears on a chalkboard.
An illustration shows an AI / robot hand touching fingers with the hand of a small child. In the background are smears on a chalkboard.

10 New AI Challenges—and How to Meet Them

“Doomers” have mostly self-silenced, but that doesn’t mean the technology has become any safer.

Argument
Bhaskar Chakravorti
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.

The Next AI Debate Is About Geopolitics

Data might be the “new oil,” but nations—not nature—will decide where to build data centers.

Argument
Jared Cohen
A map wearing a hat looks at a computer screen with a protest crowd image on it. On the walls above him are posters and photos.
A map wearing a hat looks at a computer screen with a protest crowd image on it. On the walls above him are posters and photos.

AI Is Bad News for the Global South

The coming wave of technology is set to worsen global inequality.

Argument
Rachel Adams
The DeepSeek logo is seen on a mobile screen, with copies of the screen reflected around the phone.
The DeepSeek logo is seen on a mobile screen, with copies of the screen reflected around the phone.

What DeepSeek Revealed About the Future of U.S.-China Competition

Washington faces a daunting but critical task.

Argument
Matt Sheehan, Scott Singer
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.

Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?

The U.S. has been trying to keep its technological lead through export restrictions, but China is closing the gap. This article has an audio recording

Deep Dive
Rishi Iyengar, Lili Pike
A man in black pants, a black turtleneck, and a gray blazer stands onstage and gestures with one hand while holding a microphone in another. Company names are displayed English and Chinese text on a large screen behind him; they include OpenAI, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek.
A man in black pants, a black turtleneck, and a gray blazer stands onstage and gestures with one hand while holding a microphone in another. Company names are displayed English and Chinese text on a large screen behind him; they include OpenAI, ChatGPT, and DeepSeek.

Containment Can’t Win the U.S.-China Tech Race Alone

Washington needs to foster innovation to beat Beijing.

Analysis
Stefanie Kam Li Yee
An illustrations shows a robot-like representation of AI covered in various modes of regulation: chains, caution tape, and ropes.
An illustrations shows a robot-like representation of AI covered in various modes of regulation: chains, caution tape, and ropes.

A Realist Perspective on AI Regulation

Experimentation is the right strategy—as long as regulators can learn from one another.

Argument
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Urs Gasser
An illustration shows fraying technology cables with a tiny white flag resting on the lone strand still connected
An illustration shows fraying technology cables with a tiny white flag resting on the lone strand still connected

Can Technology Save a World Hurtling Toward Disorder?

It’s the exact wrong moment in history for nations to stop cooperating—but AI might yet help us.

Essay
Michael Hirsh