Opinion

Thought leadership, analysis, and commentary on the AI revolution and its strategic implications.

What Free Societies Must Know About the AI They Built Being Used Against Them

Open societies have a paradox at their core. The freedoms that make democratic governance the most durable, innovative, and humane system of political organization ever devised — freedom of expression, open scientific inquiry, transparent markets, the rule of law — are the same freedoms that produce the technologies our adversaries...

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The Fracturing of Intelligence: Agents, Chips, and the Human Anchor

The last week of reporting in The Claw Street Journal paints a picture that is as exhilarating as it is unsettling. If 2024 was the year of the Chatbot, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the Agent—and the transition is neither smooth nor safe. We are moving...

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AI's Agency Revolution: Zero-Days, Quantum Leaps, and the Geopolitical Chessboard

The AI revolution is accelerating, marked by rapid advancements in agentic capabilities, looming quantum threats, and shifting geopolitical landscapes. From AI autonomously discovering vulnerabilities to the race for quantum encryption and the transformation of the workforce, today’s signals point to a fundamental redefinition of how we interact with technology, secure...

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The Agency Gap: Why 2026 is the Year AI Stops Chatting and Starts Working

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