Strait Forward Episode 9 - Economic Security
Check out the newest episode of Strait Forward, and our first batch of AI+ Expo stage videos, featuring The Exchange!
I'm Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project. In today’s episode of Strait Forward, hosts Channing Lee and Libby Lange are joined by Jeremy Chih-cheng Chang, CEO of the Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET), Taiwan's premier think tank focusing on the intersection of technology and national security.
Strait Forward is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. I hope you enjoy the conversation.
We are excited to share some of the videos from The Exchange! Click the button below to check them out, and make sure to stay tuned throughout this week as we continue to release session videos!
On this episode of Strait Forward, hosts Channing Lee and Libby Lange unpack how economic security is reshaping national security, detailing the measures the United States has adopted—from investment reviews to export controls—to protect its innovation edge.
The episode features an insightful discussion with Jeremy Chih-Cheng Chang, CEO of the Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET). Jeremy details Taiwan's longstanding experience with economic statecraft vis-à-vis China, including its pioneering outbound investment screening framework and its strategic "N-1" principle for technology flows. He also shares Taiwan's efforts to cultivate secure, trusted supply chains for key technologies like drones, advocating for deeper U.S.-Taiwan collaboration to counter geopolitical threats and maintain global technological leadership.
Ask us anything! Email Channing and Libby what you'd like to know about Taiwan at straitforward@scsp.ai, and we may answer your question in an upcoming episode!
We were also excited to host DSET at the Expo! They held an event called “Taiwan Tech & National Security: AI, Chips, Drones, and Energy Security,” where experts discussed U.S.-Taiwan cooperation on AI regulation, semiconductors, drones, and energy security to counter China’s threats and build resilient, democratic technology and energy supply chains.
Last week, SCSP also participated in DSET’s National Strategic Summit for Supply Chain Resilience in Taipei, Taiwan. David Lin, SCSP’s Senior Director of Future Technology Platforms, spoke on the panel AI Supply Chains: Taiwan’s Strategic Position in the Global AI Race, alongside speakers from DSET, Palantir Technologies, and Institut Montaigne.
Missed Strait Forward live at the Expo? Tune in over the coming weeks as we release recordings on digital diplomacy, AI and defense tech, cyber statecraft, and more!
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