The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on U.S. Quantum Leadership warns that without immediate, large-scale federal investment and policy support, the United States risks falling behind in the race for quantum supremacy, ...
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Many OODA Network Members also participate in the community of practice created by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), which convenes this week in Washington, D.C., for the SCSP AI Expo and Ash Carter Exchange ...
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Amid drone strikes, shifting alliances, and unconventional diplomacy, Ukrainian Economist Alexandra Vacroux recently outlined four core scenarios for Ukraine’s future—each shaped by battlefield realities, global power dynamics, and long-term economic resilience.
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The May 2025 OODA Network meeting delivered a comprehensive analysis of the cyber and national security technology landscape, drawing from recent network member attendance at major conferences including RSA, the In-Q-Tel CEO Summit, and SOF ...
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Melissa Flagg argues that America’s innovation system, still guided by the frameworks established by Vannevar Bush in 1945, is failing to address the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. She calls for a fundamental ...
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Experts on AI and Chinese technology policy, writing for Just Security recently, pulled the string on the AI Diffusion framework we have laid out here at OODA Loop in recent posts. Their discussion points ...
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The global AI boom has triggered an unprecedented investment wave—nearly $7 trillion by 2030—to scale data centers that fuel artificial intelligence, sparking intense competition, uncertainty, and strategic risk across industries.
An April 2025 report from McKinsey ...
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As reported by the Financial Times, the convergence of trade wars, geopolitical instability, and disruptive technologies is straining traditional scenario planning methods, forcing organizations to rethink their models for an increasingly volatile and ambiguous future. ...
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US chip and IT supply chains face a new era of embedded risk and legislative scrutiny, with the Chip Security Act seeking to secure on-chip supply chains against adversarial threats.
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We have been on this beat for a while: as the convergence of AI chip security, zero-trust architectures, and supply chain resilience began to reshape national security imperatives, demanding a shift toward hardware-native, verifiable ...
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