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In January 2025, shortly after being inaugurated, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order calling for the creation of a U.S.-owned sovereign wealth fund. An SWF, Trump said, would “promote the long-term financial health and international leadership of the United States” through direct investment in “great national endeavors,” such as manufacturing and medical research.
The current confluence of wars and geopolitical tension is acute, but it cannot distract the United States from the ongoing war in technology innovation. Jostling to lead transformative, over-the-horizon technologies is the geopolitical battle of the century. U.S. policymakers and private sector leaders face an uphill climb if they want the United States to win. This competition may well determine whether democracies or authoritarian governments lead the global system.
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