Episode 42: The US-China Tech War, and Spying in the Global South

Undercurrents

English - December 12, 2019 11:30 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 41: Personalised Political Advertising, and Climate Justice in Chile

Next Episode: Episode 43: the UK Election, and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk on the Future of Ukraine

This week Ben takes a deep dive into the US-China economic competition over technology, and then discusses intelligence agencies in the Global South.

Marianne Schneider-Petsinger from the Americas Programme and Yu Jie from the Asia-Pacific Programme explain their recent co-authored report on US-China strategic competition, and Zakia Shiraz from the University of Leicester draws on her recent article in International Affairs to explore the culture and practice of intelligence agencies beyond the 'Five Eyes' alliance.

Read the Chatham House Research Paper:

US-China Strategic Competition: The Quest for Global Technological Leadership

Read the International Affairs article:

Secrecy, spies and the global South: intelligence studies beyond the 'Five eyes' alliance