TECHNOLOGY & DIPLOMACY
Exploring how technology shapes power, societies and international relations
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G4 — THE GLOBAL GUARDIANS
Original artwork: “The Global Guardians of the Future,” used for the G4 introduction on LinkedIn.
G4 — INTRO — LinkedIn | July 14, 2025
The Global Guardians of the Future: U.S., China, Europe and Russia in an increasingly multi-regional contest.
G4 — Chapter 1: G4=G2+2 — LinkedIn | July 28, 2025
Adding Europe and Russia to the U.S.–China G2 to frame a four-power strategic system.
G4 — Chapter 2: U.S.A / G4 — LinkedIn | August 4, 2025
The United States: Global Leadership and the Eagle’s Altitude.
G4 — Chapter 3: CHINA / G4 — LinkedIn | August 12, 2025
China: From Panda to Dragon — A Geostrategic Shockwave.
G4 — Chapter 4: RUSSIA / G4 — LinkedIn | August 18, 2025
Russia: The Eurasian Gatekeeper and the Reversal of Empire.
G4 — Chapter 5: EUROPE / G4 — LinkedIn | August 25, 2025
Europe: Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum.
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INTERLUDE — CFM: A GOLDEN NUGGET
Original artwork: the CFM56 / GE–SNECMA cooperation image used on LinkedIn.
CFM : A GOLDEN NUGGET — LinkedIn | May 26, 2025
A case study in technology, diplomacy and industrial cooperation: the Franco-American CFM partnership.
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G3 — NORTH AMERICA
Original artwork: the Canada–United States–Mexico automation / continental manufacturing image used on LinkedIn.
G3 — INTRO — LinkedIn | March 25, 2025
Trilateral Diplomacy in North America: A Legacy of NAFTA.
G3 — LinkedIn | April 14, 2025
Canada, the United States and Mexico: borders, NAFTA, globalization, reindustrialization and the age of AI.
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G2 — THE U.S.–CHINA BILATERAL
Original artwork: the U.S.–China yin/yang image used on the March 2025 LinkedIn issue.
G2 — INTRO — LinkedIn | February 28, 2025
Why begin with bilateral diplomacy, and why the U.S.–China relationship is the first case.
G2 — LinkedIn | March 10, 2025
From strategic symbiosis to confrontational coexistence: technology, trade, power and the changing U.S.–China relationship.
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LAUNCH
Coming Soon… — LinkedIn | February 19, 2025
Launch note for Diplomacy and Technology.
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