BC: Jacob Helberg, Author of Wires of War, on The Fight for the Future of the Internet

“We have to see the world for what it is, not as we wish it were.” – Jacob Helberg
Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg) is the author of the recently published book, The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. He is also Co-Chair of the China Strategy Initiative Working Group at The Brookings Institution, Senior Advisor of the Program on Geopolitics & Technology at the Cyber Policy Center and an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 
Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg1-outlier-academy-show-notes  
Chapters

Jacob's background and introduction to geopolitics

Jacob's book, The Wires of War

Defining autocracy

Watershed moments in geopolitics

The physical infrastructure of the internet, and how it can be manipulated

China is a peer competitor

The need for US proactivity with autocracies

Cold war, grey war, and hot peace

How the US should work to preserve democracy

Optimism in geopolitics

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“We have to see the world for what it is, not as we wish it were.” – Jacob Helberg

Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg) is the author of the recently published book, The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. He is also Co-Chair of the China Strategy Initiative Working Group at The Brookings Institution, Senior Advisor of the Program on Geopolitics & Technology at the Cyber Policy Center and an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 

Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg1-outlier-academy-show-notes  

Chapters

Jacob's background and introduction to geopolitics
Jacob's book, The Wires of War
Defining autocracy
Watershed moments in geopolitics
The physical infrastructure of the internet, and how it can be manipulated
China is a peer competitor
The need for US proactivity with autocracies
Cold war, grey war, and hot peace
How the US should work to preserve democracy
Optimism in geopolitics

Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week.

Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy.

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