Russia’s Sovereign AI Strategy

Russia’s playing its own game in developing and integrating AI. Its strongest capabilities lie in applied, state-backed, and dual-use AI systems rather than in creating globally leading foundation models or in the compute ecosystems required to sustain frontier research at scale. The core pattern is strategic adaptation rather than frontier leadership. Russian institutions are trying … Read more

What My “U.S.–Gulf Trades for AI Expansion” Article Was Really About

My article, “U.S.–Gulf Trades for AI Expansion,” was about more than sovereign wealth, datacenters, or regional tech ambition. Underneath all of that, it was about relocation—physical, legal, and political. On the surface, the piece describes a new bargain. The United States brings the stack: chips, models, cloud ecosystems, and the regulatory power that comes with … Read more

U.S.–Gulf Trades for AI Expansion

Compute is the new oil, and the Gulf is learning how to pump it. The emerging U.S.–Gulf AI relationship is not just a story about sovereign wealth diversifying into tech. It is a bargain in which Washington trades access to frontier compute for something it increasingly lacks at home: vast, controllable power, land for hyperscale … Read more

The Missing Skill in AI Adoption: Team Leadership

At 2 a.m. this morning, I realized why my multi-LLM setup feels so familiar. It’s because I’m using team leadership skills with LLMs. That made me think this may be one of the missing skills in AI adoption right now. People keep looking for the perfect prompt, the perfect framework, or the perfect agent stack. … Read more

Latin America’s AI Moment Is About Power, Not Hype

The AI boom has given Latin America a rare opening to move beyond its old role in the global economy. Whether it can seize that chance depends on turning resource wealth and technical ambition into lasting political and industrial power. Latin America’s AI push is not mainly about catching up in technology. It is about … Read more