Pacific Century: South Korea’s New President Shifts Right

US strategy in Latin America concentrates on the visible assets of Chinese influence: ports, mines, and loans. Yet that influence depends on a human element, and Beijing remains anxious about both the mobility of its people into and through Latin America and the expertise needed to navigate the region. These are the dimensions it finds hardest to manage, and where the US holds advantages that are real but perishable. Converting them into leverage requires deliberate policy, not coercion.

What can America do to win the culminating phase of the digital revolution before rivals like China decide who powers the AI age?

As China has matured into a technological and manufacturing superpower, the United States and Europe have managed to retain leadership in some of the most scientifically intensive industries, such as semiconductors and aviation. But that advantage too is at risk.