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Silicon Valley’s Bad Bet on the Gulf

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By Aaron Bartnick
| Foreign Affairs Verified
When President Donald Trump returned from a trip to the Gulf in May 2025, he trumpeted $2.2 trillion in bilateral deals the United States had signed with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In addition to defense and economic partnerships, a significant share of those deals addressed artificial intelligence—and, specifically, building American AI infrastructure in the Gulf.
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Fraught Financing Will Further Weaken the Defense Industrial Base

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By Aaron Bartnick
| Foreign Policy Magazine Verified
The Department of Defense is quietly assembling what would amount to one of the largest government interventions in the American economy in history. According to a recruiting document prepared by the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital and its newly conceived Economic Warfare Unit plan to deploy up to $200 billion over three years through equity stakes in companies deemed critical to national security.
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The Nvidia Chip Deal Is a National Security Disaster Waiting to Happen

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By Aaron Bartnick
| Revista de Prensa "Almendrón" Verified
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after Huang delivered remarks at an event in the White House in Washington on April 30. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images In September, the leader of the world’s most valuable company lambasted China hawks for “destroying” the American dream. To be tough on China was a “badge of shame”, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued. “It’s not patriotic, not even a little bit”.
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