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Middle East AI Investment Surge: AWS Saudi Arabia and the Race for Regional AI Dominance

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18889315  39stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The Middle East has emerged as one of the world's most contested AI infrastructure battlegrounds, with Gulf states deploying trillions in sovereign wealth to position themselves as neutral nodes in an increasingly fragmented global AI order. Amazon Web Services' $5.3 billion Saudi Arabia cloud region—augmented by an additional $5 billion AI Zone built in partnership with HUMAIN, a Public Invest...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18889315 39stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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AI Sovereignty as Geopolitical Strategy: The EU–US Regulatory Divergence and Its Global Consequences

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18886429  42stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The governance of artificial intelligence has become the defining axis of geopolitical competition in 2026. Where the United States has pivoted decisively toward federal deregulation — preempting state-level AI laws and dismantling Biden-era executive oversight — the European Union advances an increasingly assertive sovereignty architecture anchored by the AI Act, scheduled for full enforcement...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18886429 42stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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Israel-Iran Escalation: How Kinetic Conflict Tests AI Defense Infrastructure

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18883019  26stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The March 2026 Israel-Iran kinetic conflict represents the most extensive real-world stress test of AI-integrated defense infrastructure in history. For the first time, artificial intelligence systems are not peripheral tools but embedded operational components — driving target identification, missile intercept prioritization, drone swarm coordination, and cyber-offensive operations at machine ...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18883019 26stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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China AI Industrial Strategy: The 15th Five-Year Plan and the Weaponization of Technological Dominance

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18881597  40stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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On March 5, 2026, China's National People's Congress unveiled the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), setting an unambiguous course: embed artificial intelligence across the entire industrial and economic machine as a core pillar of national security. This analysis examines the plan's strategic architecture, its geopolitical signal value, and its implications for the global AI competition. Drawing...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18881597 40stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The Anthropic Alliance: Amazon, NVIDIA, and Big Tech’s Coalition Against Pentagon Supply-Chain Weaponization

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18879322  36stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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On February 27, 2026, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a "supply-chain risk to national security," triggering an unprecedented industry response. Within days, Amazon, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Apple had joined a formal Big Tech coalition challenging the designation — a coalition that signals a structural shift in the relationship between state power and commercial AI governanc...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18879322 36stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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Anthropic Pentagon Dispute: When AI Safety Clashes with National Security Contracts

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18875959  30stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The escalating confrontation between Anthropic and the United States Department of Defense represents a watershed moment in the governance of frontier AI systems. Beginning with a $200 million classified-network contract signed in mid-2025, the dispute erupted in February 2026 when Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanded unfettered access to Anthropic's Claude model—including the removal of ...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18875959 30stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The OpenAI-Pentagon-NATO Triangle: When AI Labs Become Defense Contractors

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18872864  38stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The week of February 27–March 4, 2026 marked a structural inflection point in the geopolitics of artificial intelligence: OpenAI signed a classified-environment deployment agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, then within days disclosed it was considering a contract with NATO's unclassified networks. Simultaneously, Anthropic was designated a national security "supply-chain risk" by De...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18872864 38stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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Tech Cold War 2026 — Microsoft, AWS, and the Geopolitics of AI Infrastructure

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18860354  31stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The year 2026 marks a decisive inflection point in the global contest over artificial intelligence infrastructure. With the "Big Five" hyperscalers — Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Oracle — collectively forecast to exceed $600 billion in capital expenditure, representing a 36% increase over 2025, the construction of data centers, GPU clusters, and regional cloud regions has become a prima...

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18860354 31stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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OpenAI Enterprise Expansion: Geopolitical Implications of $110B AI Dominance

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18841505  35stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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On February 27, 2026, OpenAI finalized the largest private funding round in artificial intelligence history — $110 billion at a $730 billion pre-money valuation — led by Amazon ($50B), Nvidia ($30B), and SoftBank ($30B). This capital event is not merely a corporate milestone; it represents a geopolitical inflection point. The simultaneous announcement of a Pentagon contract and an expanded Open...

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Velocity, Momentum, and Collapse: How Global Macro Dynamics Drive Near-Term Political Risk

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Geopolitical Research by Oleh Ivchenko  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18829686  40stabilfr·wdophcgmx
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The relationship between global macroeconomic indicators and political instability is not merely a function of levels — the velocity and acceleration of change matter as much as the state itself. A country weathering chronic economic stress may remain stable; sudden deterioration triggers cascading collapse dynamics. This paper presents the World Stability Intelligence (WSI) Macro Velocity Fram...

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