A tech power playbook for Donald Trump 2.0, the return of Steve Bannon, and more.
Thursday Reads
February 13, 2025
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A Tech Power Playbook for Donald Trump 2.0
by Todd Young
In coming years, the pace of technological innovation and deployment will only quicken. The new administration will need a systematic and sustained approach. Read it here.
The Return of Steve Bannon
by Jacob Heilbrunn
The ideological brain of Trumpism is ready to bring his doctrine of permanent revolution to the nation’s capital. Read it here.
China Is Not Seeking to Remake World Order
by Paul Heer
China’s goal is not to usurp the U.S. role and unilaterally set the rules of international behavior but instead to increase its role relative to that of the United States in setting the rules. Read it here.
The Method in Elon Musk’s Madness
by Paul R. Pillar
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s campaign of disruption is intended to fuel more public cynicism about the legitimacy of the federal government. Read it here.
What Donald Trump Can Learn From Allies on Foreign Aid
by Nerida King, Sophia Gaston & Greg Brown
There are smarter and more effective ways to streamline and re-strategize U.S. foreign aid. Read it here.