Frontier models, AI policy, U.S.–China rivalry, and the international governance architecture.
AI capability has become a measure of national power and a geopolitical race for superiority. The competition covers frontier model development, U.S.–China rivalry, industrial policy, export controls, military integration, and the international safety and governance architecture forming around them.
Publications
The Insurance Industry’s Retreat from AI Threatens to Slow Innovation and Adoption
In a new paper, Gregory C. Allen proposes four policy interventions that can help the United States develop a robust AI insurance market that sees insurance as an accelerator, not a brake, on AI adoption.
What Is Maven Smart System and What Does It Do?
This Critical Questions piece provides a detailed overview of Maven Smart System, the Palantir-built AI-powered software platform that has enabled a revolution in military targeting. It examines how MSS works, the problems it addresses, its use of large language models via Anthropic, and its role as a core component of the Pentagon’s push for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
China’s Challenge to American AI Leadership
This congressional testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy examines China’s challenge to American leadership in artificial intelligence. It outlines the strategic, industrial, and policy choices facing the United States in the U.S.–China AI competition.
In the News
- Sep 30, 2026Nvidia’s Software Advantage Under Threat by DeepSeek-Huawei Alliance
- Sep 29, 2026OpenAI scraps release of its latest model, citing security concerns
- Sep 23, 2026AI Is the Real Drama of Thursday’s Trump-Xi Talks
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