TechCrunch Global Affairs Project

The US needs a tech doctrine

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project started with a simple premise: that technology is increasingly intertwined with global affairs and that we ought to examine what that means for both. From…

The US needs a tech doctrine

As the disinformation threat has evolved, regulations governing the digital space have not kept up, and the agencies that have historically sought to defend us against disinformation face an asymmetry…

Disinformation demands a collective defense

By working together toward success, the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are truly capable of anything, including defending the free world against the worst existential threats.

Government action on tech innovation is good news for startups
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Digital diplomacy gets a reboot

It should come as no surprise that government bureaucracies move slowly. But that just makes this week’s launch of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) seem…

Digital diplomacy gets a reboot

The geopolitics of space is nothing new. Cold War rivalry spurred the Space Race, and space has stayed in the purview of national competition ever since. From the control of…

It’s time to address the role of New Space firms in global security

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Artificial intelligence is already upending geopolitics

Like almost every sector, international development has attracted the attention of technologists who believe they can code away problems — and development practitioners have encouraged them. From USAID to the…

Who really benefits from digital development?

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. The timeless quest for national competitive advantage has accelerated with globalization. During the Cold War,…

The rise of defense tech is bringing Silicon Valley back to its roots

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. On November 15, 2021 Russia launched an anti-satellite missile into low-earth orbit without warning, successfully…

Reigniting the Pentagon and Silicon Valley partnership

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. As Russian troops stand poised to yet again invade Ukraine, much attention has been focused…

How the conflict in Ukraine threatens US cybersecurity

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Opportunity not fear: Reframing cybersecurity to build a safer net for all

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Securing the global digital economy beyond the China challenge

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Europe’s antitrust policy shouldn’t ignore China 

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

The US government needs a commercialization strategy for quantum

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

How to avoid falling into China’s ‘data trap’

Can America meet its next Sputnik moment?

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Can America meet its next Sputnik moment?

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

US government must embrace stablecoins to maintain dollar dominance

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

To protect the future of the internet, US-led tech diplomacy must change tack

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

Putin and Xi’s evolving disinformation playbooks pose new threats

Only by enacting stronger regulatory and legal protections can democracies ensure their survival, enable free speech to flourish and safeguard their citizens’ well-being.

It’s time for democracies to protect dissidents from spyware

Developing credible local voices, entrepreneurs and innovators who can use emerging technologies to counter the authoritarian threats posed to their countries just may represent the best way to reach our…

Partnerships are key to scaling commitments from Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Is tech hurting American soft power?

About 30 years ago, the political scientist Joseph Nye overturned convention when he suggested that states exert not just “hard” power — i.e., military might — but “soft” power as well.…

Is tech hurting American soft power?

Taiwan’s bargaining chips?

While Taiwan undoubtedly enjoys its current semiconductor dominance and the leverage that gives it over both China and the U.S., neither feel comfortable with the status quo.

Taiwan’s bargaining chips?

The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.

VC has a pivotal role to play in the climate fight, but it can’t do everything

This is the second in a pair of articles comparing the impact of the U.S. and Chinese tech crackdowns. In this piece, we examine how China’s “techlash” is driven by…

A  ‘techlash’ with Chinese characteristics

This is the first in a pair of articles comparing the impact of the U.S. and Chinese tech crackdowns. This piece considers the geopolitical consequences of each country’s respective approaches.

China and US tech crackdowns set the stage for the next phase of competition

The TTC — if it takes root — could be a Euro-Atlantic answer to the Quad in the Indo-Pacific: an embryonic tech alliance and a building block for a new…

With all eyes on the Indo-Pacific, a burgeoning tech alliance is taking shape in the Euro-Atlantic

Quantum information science has long languished in an academic corner of the tech sector. But recent advances mean that the sector has taken on geopolitical significance.

Can Europe compete in the quantum ‘space race’?

A spate of policies beginning in 2015 put China in a position to replace contracted criminals with new blood from universities.

China’s next generation of hackers won’t be criminals. That’s a problem.

Technology is rapidly changing how treaties are monitored and enforced — with profound implications for global governance and international law.

Technology is transforming global treaties