The Strategic Logic of the AI Arms Race by Charles Ferguson – Project Syndicate (Charles Ferguson)

Written by Berhanu Anteneh

June 25, 2026

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AI and drones are rapidly transforming warfare, shifting military power toward countries that can combine manufacturing scale, advanced AI systems, and battlefield data. The United States and Europe, hobbled by political dysfunction and obsolete military structures, remain dangerously unprepared.

SAN FRANCISCO—It is now clear that the AI revolution portends a profound reordering of the determinants of global military power. For the United States and Europe, much will depend on their ability to reverse the severe decline of their defense and industrial sectors.

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