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Essays on AI, energy, and national success — and where they intersect.

Red Sky · Part 2

Red Sky at Night — Positioning for the Future

A national security strategy for an AI-driven future: wars won by production capacity, a National Economic Strategy, and energy as a new tool of national power.

Red Sky · Part 1

Red Sky in the Morning — Predictions for the Future

An analysis of the future international operating environment, considering current U.S. strategy, foresight research, and the transformative effects of AI and automation.

The Role of Energy in AI at Scale

The marginal cost of AI inference converges on the price of electricity. Demand scales exponentially, the grid linearly, and China is building power faster.

Winning the Next War

Great-power competition will be decided by electricity, not chips: China's power surplus can run an AI and robotics flywheel the strained US grid cannot match.

United States, Inc.

A high-level strategic analysis of U.S. competitiveness and recommendations for building strategies for the future.

An Update on US-China Trade

US-China trade, 1784 to 2024: the post-WTO import surge and the China Shock, the 2022 peak and 2023 decline, and the policy response from tariffs to the CHIPS Act.

Reinforcing Critical Supply Chains

A strategic analysis of U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities and recommendations for enhancing critical supply chain security.