I write about AI and Geopolitics
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
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
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
What comes after the facts have settled By the time you reach the end of a series like this, the technical details have usually done their work. You know how the systems operate. You’ve seen where the legal architecture fractures, where corporate accountability dissolves into procurement loopholes, and where the Security Council veto acts as … Read more
Executive summary Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Israel are racing to become the Middle East’s primary AI hubs because AI is now central to economic diversification, regime security, military power, and regional influence in a US–China–dominated technology system.[cite:4][cite:43] All three are trying to secure compute, talent, and data, position themselves as indispensable … Read more