Power Shift Report
Independent analysis on power, policy, and global affairs.
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The global race for artificial intelligence supremacy has entered a new phase where state policy, not market forces, increasingly determines who gets access to cutting-edge technology. Export controls…
The Arctic has transformed from a frozen periphery into a contested frontier where major powers now compete for influence, resources, and strategic position. As climate change accelerates ice…
Airlines are discovering just how quickly geopolitical tensions can transform their most basic operational assumptions. What began as regional conflicts has rapidly evolved into a worldwide aviation challenge,…
A cargo ship carrying electronics from Shanghai to Rotterdam navigates through waters claimed by four different nations, each with naval vessels nearby. This scene, increasingly common in the…
For decades, European leaders could rely on a comfortable assumption: security was someone else’s job. The continent focused on economic integration, diplomatic solutions, and keeping defense budgets modest.…
Artificial intelligence has quietly moved from Silicon Valley boardrooms to the highest levels of government strategy rooms worldwide. What began as competition between tech companies has evolved into…
While Europe debates military budgets and defense strategies, a different kind of warfare has already begun. Invisible attacks are targeting power grids in Ukraine, disrupting German rail networks,…
The conflict that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evolved into something far more complex than a regional war. As fighting continues across Eastern Europe, Moscow’s recent…
The Taiwan Strait is emerging as the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoint, where military posturing meets technological competition in a volatile mix. As tensions escalate in the Taiwan…
The Middle East faces a dangerous escalation as Tel Aviv was hit by Iranian ballistic missile attacks following coordinated Israeli-US airstrikes on Iranian targets. What began as a…
