Carl Meacham & Kai Golden
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently observed that American security and prosperity are inextricably tied to the Western Hemisphere. This will be even more true in the age of artificial intelligence, where the global race for supremacy will be won or lost in our own neighborhood. To prevail, the United States must ensure that the Americas, from Canada to Chile, run on American AI and U.S.-aligned AI infrastructure. The Monroe Doctrine, which barred foreign powers from encroaching in the Americas, is as relevant in the Age of AI as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries.
If China supplies Latin America’s AI infrastructure, it won’t just sell cloud services, it will set the technical standards, lock in long-term revenue streams, and embed political leverage into the region’s digital backbone. If the United States leads instead, it secures markets for its companies, reinforces a rules-based digital ecosystem, and anchors the hemisphere’s economic future in American innovation. This is not just a commercial competition; it is a contest that will determine the dominant superpower of the 21st century.
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