Power increasingly depends on who controls the technologies and information systems that shape what societies see, know and believe. When a foreign technology company can influence what millions of citizens encounter online, what does that mean for a country's political autonomy?
Paul Verhagen and Carl Miller explore how AI, digital platforms and geopolitical competition are redistributing power between states, companies and citizens. As technology advances faster than political institutions can adapt, what choices can democracies still make — and what happens if they fail to act?
