AI’s Impact on International and Geopolitical Dynamics

Through the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative, Brookings delivers actionable insights grounded in rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship; convenes diverse stakeholders to solve complex challenges; and builds capacity to use AI tools that elevate research and inform decision-making.

View of the Sovereign Brazil event, a demonstration against President Donald Trump's (USA) tariff hike on Brazilian products.

Brazil An unexpected opening for US-Brazil tech cooperation

Valerie Wirtschafter

October 23, 2025

An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023.

Artificial Intelligence How will AI influence US-China relations in the next 5 years?

Brookings experts explore how artificial intelligence will shape US-China relations over the next five years, examining risks and impacts on security, export controls, education, disinformation, and global cooperation.

R. David Edelman, Diana Fu, Ryan Hass, Patricia M. Kim, Ying Lin, Yingyi Ma, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Melanie W. Sisson, Elham Tabassi, Nicol Turner Lee

June 18, 2025

The Pershing II, a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile, is transported into Hanger C on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Oct. 29, 2020.

Artificial Intelligence How unchecked AI could trigger a nuclear war

Michael E. O’Hanlon

February 28, 2025

Handout photo dated March 26, 2021 shows the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrates the separation of the ALTIUS-600 small unmanned aircraft system in a test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground test range, AZ, USA.

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence, international security, and the risk of war

Michael E. O’Hanlon

November 19, 2024

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