by Asia Pacific Task Force | Dec 13, 2025 | Disruptive Technologies, Infographic
Pax Silica Initiative Infographic Pax Silica is a strategic coalition designed to protect the "silicon stack"—from critical mineral mines to frontier AI models. It represents a new era of economic statecraft where supply chain security is national security. Coalition...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Nov 3, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Disruptive Technologies
The rare earths supply chain has become the hidden backbone of the modern world, powering everything from smartphones to the green energy transition. While often invisible to the consumer, these 17 elements are at the center of a global economic and geopolitical...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Feb 3, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
Home > Archive for Disruptive Technologies Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing (QC) are at the center of the escalating strategic competition between the United States and China. These technologies are reshaping military capabilities,...
by Jannis Figura | Mar 15, 2023 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
1. Introduction Generative AI (GenAI) is a form of artificial intelligence that can create novel content such as audio, data, codes, or images. It will drastically change how we approach digital content in the future, and a range of jobs are executed.[1] GenAI gained...
by Jannis Figura | Jan 31, 2023 | Disruptive Technologies, Policy Brief
Abstract The microchip industry will probably grow from $575 billion in 2022 into a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. The main obstacles are limited production capacity and unstable production chains. Europe’s strengths in the microchip industry are the presence of...
by Eugenio V. Garcia* | Jun 14, 2022 | Commentary, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies
Too many concepts, too much confusion Anyone trying to make sense of technology and international relations today will stumble into a plethora of closely related terms, such as e-diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, digital technology, tech diplomacy, and so forth. All these...
