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Gerald Mako

The Diplomat

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Will Southeast Asia Actually Benefit From Its AI Boom?

Southeast Asia might end up hosting substantial computing capacity without developing a correspondingly deep AI economy.

16.09.2026 10

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China’s Military Is Now Using AI to Plan Strike Operations

What does that mean for the future of human control in war – including a war over Taiwan?

07.08.2026 20

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Gerald Mako

China’s New AI Club: The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization

Global tech governance is taking an institutional turn as a bloc-based system continues to solidify.

21.07.2026 30

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Gerald Mako

6 Months Into Kazakhstan’s Year of AI

What have the national platform, AI law, and human capital programs delivered?

17.06.2026 30

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Gerald Mako

The ASEAN-China AI Center: Innovation Boost or Agentic Disinformation Risk for Southeast Asia?

Deeper economic integration with Chinese AI advances brings real opportunity – and heightened risks of influence campaigns.

03.06.2026 30

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Gerald mako

1 Campaign, 2 Targets: China’s Cyber Operations Hit Asian Governments and Dissidents Abroad

One track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities; the other sought to surveil and silence overseas...

08.05.2026 30

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