Hacker News with Generative AI: Geopolitics

China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order (scmp.com)
A compact, deep-sea, cable-cutting device, capable of severing the world’s most fortified underwater communication or power lines, has been unveiled by China – and it could shake up global maritime power dynamics.
Europe's Nuclear Trilemma:Difficult and Dangerous Options for Post-US Deterrence (foreignaffairs.com)
Over the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, it has become increasingly clear to European leaders that remaining reliant on the United States to underwrite the continent’s security would be a dangerous gamble.
To counter China's coercion of Taiwan, we must track it better (aspistrategist.org.au)
The threat of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan dominates global discussion about the Taiwan Strait. Far less attention is paid to what is already happening—Beijing is slowly squeezing Taiwan into submission without firing a shot.
In a first, OpenAI removes influence operations tied to Russia, China and Israel (npr.org)
OpenAI, the company behind generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, announced Thursday that it had taken down influence operations tied to Russia, China and Iran.
Now is not the time for the US or Europe to go it alone, warns NATO chief (theguardian.com)
Nato’s secretary general has told the US and Europe it is “not the time to go it alone” amid reports that Washington and some European leaders want to weaken their commitments to the transatlantic military alliance.
China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order (scmp.com)
A compact, deep-sea, cable-cutting device, capable of severing the world’s most fortified underwater communication or power lines, has been unveiled by China – and it could shake up global maritime power dynamics.
OrganicMaps GitHub blocked due to contributo geolocated in a US-sanctioned place (mastodon.social)
China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order (scmp.com)
A compact, deep-sea, cable-cutting device, capable of severing the world’s most fortified underwater communication or power lines, has been unveiled by China – and it could shake up global maritime power dynamics.
Council on Foreign Relations: Revising U.S. Grand Strategy Toward China (cdn.cfr.org)
Elon Musk Is Said to Be Getting the War Plan Against China (techdirt.com)
Poland and Baltics to quit landmine treaty over Russia fears (bbc.com)
Poland and the Baltic states have announced plans to withdraw from a key international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the rising threat from Russia.
European tech coalition calls for 'radical action' on digital sovereignty (techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.
European tech industry coalition calls for digital sovereignty (techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.
What It Would Take for the U.S. Dollar to Collapse (investopedia.com)
Imagine waking up to a world where the U.S. dollar (USD), the bedrock of global finance, has collapsed. This scenario may seem far-fetched, but it's a narrative often found on dubious platforms pushing gold, crypto, and extremist political views, and it occasionally creeps into mainstream discourse.
Foundations of Geopolitics (wikipedia.org)
The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia (Russian: Основы геополитики: геополитическое будущее России) is a geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin.
Russia Is Using Bitcoin and Crypto for Its Oil Trades with China and India (bitcoinmagazine.com)
Amid ongoing sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Russia has turned to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to facilitate some of its oil trade with major buyers China and India.
Black Sea Cable to Boost EU Energy Security with Clean Power (ieee.org)
Undersea cable would supply clean electricity from the Caucasus
How the United States could devastate China by quickly decoupling (foreignaffairs.com)
The geopolitical competition between China and the United States is the defining issue in international politics.
The New World Order: How Ukraine's Fate Could Reshape Global Power (fountain.fm)
Welcome to The Neural Network Podcast—your go-to deep dive into geopolitics, technology, and the shifting forces that shape our world.
US satellite company Maxar reportedly cuts off Ukraine's access to imagery (politico.eu)
U.S. satellite mapping company Maxar Technologies has blocked Ukraine's access to its imagery, according to a report by Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi.
Europe Is Getting Ready for the End of NATO (bloomberg.com)
This is a column I never dreamed I’d be writing, as a former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But sadly, given all the skeptical and increasingly divisive rhetoric about the venerable alliance emanating from Washington and Europe in the early days of the second Donald Trump administration, it is time to think about what the world would look like geopolitically if the US pulled out.
US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine (ft.com)
US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows (theregister.com)
Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a US entity, even with the guarantees in place.
Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows (theregister.com)
Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a US entity, even with the guarantees in place.
The demoralization is just beginning (geohot.github.io)
This is a map of primary trading partners, US vs China, and how it has evolved over the last 20 years. Think about it, and realize this probably reflects your experience.
The 'Time Lords' racing to tackle the threat of GPS jamming (bbc.co.uk)
As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted.
An Uneasy Propaganda Alliance (historytoday.com)
It was supposed to be a prestige project for Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a way to convince their people – and the world at large – that the newly signed Anti-Comintern Pact was more than empty words.
Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out? (nytimes.com)
Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture.
Ukraine's $500B rare earths scam:they don't exist, and we should know [video] (youtube.com)
Corporations dig deeper: using bunkers to secure data (and their CEOs) (semafor.com)
Large corporations are shopping for underground bunkers that can survive a nuclear blast to protect their data centers and C-suite employees as geopolitical tensions rise.