465 | Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman: How AI, Biotech, and Geopolitics Will Define the 21st Century

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

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🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Former NATO Allied Supreme Commander Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman, co-authors of 2054: A Novel and 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, return to The Realignment. In a follow-up to their fictional exploration of a military conflict between the U.S. and China in the 2030s, Stavridis and Ackerman explore how artificial intelligence, advances in biotechnology, fractious politics, and an evolving world order defined by nation-states and corporate power could shape the midpoint of the 21st century.

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0:00.0	Marshall here, welcome back to the realignment.
0:05.0	Back in 2021, former NATO Howlaid Supreme Commander,
0:12.0	Admiral James Treritus and his co-author,
0:14.7	Marine veteran and author Elliot Ackerman, came on the realignment to discuss their new book.
0:19.3	2034.
0:20.4	2034 was all about the consequences of an escalating conflict between the US and China.
0:26.4	2034 is a part of a broader trilogy the two of them are writing about the
0:31.0	existential crises facing the world in the 21st century.
0:34.4	Now they are out with the second part of the trilogy 2054
0:38.0	which is all about artificial intelligence, synthetic biology,
0:42.0	and the during the conversation. These books should be understood not as predictions
0:53.2	about the future but as frameworks for understanding how things go wrong if
0:57.6	policymakers, people in the business community and technologists don't take the
1:01.8	right approaches to these new developments.
1:04.2	I really enjoyed this conversation and of course I'm looking forward to the third part of their
1:08.5	trilogy. Hope you all enjoy the conversation. A huge thank you to the Foundation for American Innovation for spreading the conversation. A huge thank you to the foundation for American innovation
1:14.2	for spreading the work of this podcast.
1:17.0	Admiral James Sarranis and Al-8 Ackerman welcome back to the realignment.
1:23.6	Good to be with you, Marshall.
1:25.6	Thanks for having us.
1:26.6	So listeners will know that I'm a huge fan of Elliot, I've had him on for all of your recent books
1:32.3	including 2034 and Admiral we
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