teknologi kritis – Neopolitique

The Relationship Between Technology and National Power

August 28, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, the architecture of national power was defined by Westphalian geography and physical might. A state’s geopolitical weight was measured by the acreage of its territory, the size of its standing army, the output of its industrial steel mills, and its physical control over maritime trade routes and natural resources. In the 21st-century network…

Geopolitics

Why Critical Technologies Matter to National Strategy

August 26, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, national strategy was anchored in territorial defense, industrial mobilization, and physical resource security. Governments measured their strategic depth by their capacity to extract raw materials, forge steel, amass large standing armies, and secure maritime trade routes against rival empires. In the 21st-century network society, that Westphalian calculus has been thoroughly superseded. Critical technologies—ranging…