China Rising: Challenging U.S. Technological Primacy?

At the Aspen Strategy Group’s recent book launch for Technology and National Security: Maintaining America’s Edge, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, moderated a conversation featuring Jack Clark, Policy Director, OpenAI; Tom Donilon, Chairman, Blackrock Investment Institute; and Michèle Flournoy, CEO, WestExec. Drawing on their vast experiences, the panelists discussed, among other topics, China’s ascendancy and technological prowess, the relationship between the military and the tech sector, the lines of competition between the U.S. and China, and the importance of STEM education. Technology and National Security: Maintaining America’s Edge, written by experts in their fields, examines the current era of transformative technological change, its disruptive impact on America’s instruments of power, and the path ahead as the U.S. seeks to maintain its primacy. This book is the product of Aspen Strategy Group’s annual summer workshop, a nonpartisan gathering of national security experts, academics, journalists, and private sector leaders focused on preeminent national security and foreign policy issues. The book is available for purchase at asgbooks.org or on amazon.com.