Tobias Feakin
The global digital order is being rapidly reshaped under U.S. President Donald Trump. What had previously been an uneasy but functioning framework of cooperation, built on multilateral tech diplomacy, coordinated artificial intelligence safety efforts,
and collective export controls, is now unravelling. In its place, the United States is embracing a more unilateral and aggressive technology strategy, prioritizing technological dominance over multilateral cooperation.
As the January announcement about the establishment of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology put it, “it is a national security imperative for the United States to achieve and maintain unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance.” The new doctrine is simple: “America First,” in digital form.
Because of this strategy, the global technological landscape is entering a period of heightened competition, fragmentation, and uncertainty. There will be a surge in techno-nationalism and a more dangerous digital landscape.
The United States may achieve short-term technological gains, but it will be unable to sustain long-term leadership without a broad coalition of allies and partners. Fragmentation will slow the global pace of innovation while also catalyzing the emergence of new models of governance as states seek more control over their technological future.
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