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Which Gulf models and for whom?
Commerce says it’s scaling the UAE and Saudi template globally, but that claim raises two potential issues that will need clarification.
Mar 6
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Pablo Chavez
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What I Heard in Delhi About Sovereign AI
Observations and thoughts on sovereign AI after the AI Impact Summit
Feb 23
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Pablo Chavez
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What "Sovereign AI" Means for U.S. AI Exports
The administration and many U.S. companies are embracing sovereign AI. The catch is that the term remains undefined, and other countries are…
Jan 28
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Pablo Chavez
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Parsing Pax Silica
Bonum, Malum, et Turpe de Novo Incepto Gubernationis Americanae
Dec 17, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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Focusing the American AI Exports Program
Shaping it into a scalpel instead of a sledgehammer
Dec 4, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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Parsing Pax Silica
Dec 17, 2025
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The EU’s New Cloud & AI Procurement Rules
Nov 24, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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What "Sovereign AI" Means for U.S. AI Exports
Jan 28
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Pablo Chavez
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Golden Shares Come to America
Jun 16, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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The EU’s New Cloud & AI Procurement Rules
The good, the not-so-good, and the opportunity for transatlantic cooperation
Nov 24, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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Big AI Deals - A Start, Not a Strategy
New CSET Report: “U.S. AI Statecraft: From Gulf Deals to an International Framework”
Oct 6, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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American TikTok and the First Amendment
Let's keep the First Amendment great while we revisit the TikTok deal...again
Sep 23, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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What the US-EU $40 Billion Chip Deal Means
The transatlantic trade deal promises $40 billion in European purchases of American artificial intelligence chips. Significant gaps remain.
Sep 3, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
The coming Intel bailout
State capitalism, here we come?
Aug 15, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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Update on Tariffs, CapEx & AI Infrastructure
CapEx continues to increase; tariffs don't seem to be impacting that trend (yet)
Aug 12, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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The Coming Age of AI Governance Blocs
International AI governance isn’t drifting into fragmentation; it’s being built that way.
Jul 21, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
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JPMorgan, DeepSeek & the AI info wars
This looks like information warfare
Jul 19, 2025
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Pablo Chavez
Does the Trump Administration's H20 Decision Hold Water?
The Trump administration’s decision to approve the sale of NVIDIA's H20 chip to China is clear in its departure from its stated views on U.S.-China AI…
Jul 16, 2025
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