semikonduktor – Neopolitique

Why Digital Sovereignty Matters in International Politics

February 13, 2026 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, the architecture of international relations rested on a simple, physical premise: sovereignty meant absolute authority within a defined territorial boundary. States secured their borders with walls, navies, and legal treaties, assuming that power flowed outward from physical land and military might. The modern digital revolution completely disrupted this Westphalian map. Today, power flows…

Technology & Politics

How Computing Power Is Becoming a Political Resource

March 18, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For decades, political power was measured by territory, population size, industrial manufacturing capacity, and military stockpiles. While computing technology was recognized as an important driver of economic growth, computer processing capacity (FLOPS, specialized GPUs, and data center scale) was viewed purely as a commercial commodity—the domain of tech giants, software developers, and academic researchers operating…

Geopolitics

How Global Supply Chains Became Part of Geopolitical Strategy

February 12, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For decades, global supply chains were governed entirely by the logic of economic efficiency. Guided by the principles of globalization, multinational corporations optimized production by scattering manufacturing, raw material sourcing, and assembly across the globe to the lowest-cost providers. Just-in-time logistics ensured that components arrived precisely when needed, treating national borders and geopolitical rivalries as…

Geopolitics

How Technology Is Changing the Balance of Global Influence

February 10, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, the balance of global influence was calculated through a tangible calculus: the size of a nation’s standing army, the square mileage of its territory, its control over maritime trade routes, and the sheer output of its industrial smokestacks. Wealth and power flowed from physical geography and natural resources. Today, that traditional hierarchy has…

Geopolitics

Technology Competition and the Changing Global Order

February 8, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, the hierarchy of global power was determined by physical territory, industrial manufacturing capacity, maritime chokepoints, and military might. Great powers competed for control over land, natural resources, and trade routes, establishing an international order built on sovereign borders and physical security pacts. Today, the traditional architecture of international relations has been completely rewritten.…