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Mark Carney told middle powers to grab a seat at the geopolitical table. The private sector got there first
Private firms—not states—are writing the rules of the AI era.
This vision rests on a flawed premise. The middle powers argument assumes the nation-state is still the primary actor in great-power competition. This is not the case. The competition ahead will be one where private-sector actors already are, and will keep, pursuing global power. This is not a moment of national dominance. It is the dawn of multi-stakeholder geopolitics—and middle powers are arriving late to the table after the private sector got there first. Nvidia now has a market capitalization that sits just below…
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