The New Digital Cold War and Why the Global South Needs a Digital Non-Aligned Movement

AI Briefing

• – The next cold war may not begin with soldiers crossing borders or missiles moving into position.
• – It may begin with a completed acquisition being pulled back across geopolitical lines, months after the deal was done, and a question few governments are ready to answer: who owns intelligence once it can act?
• – The global south needs a digital non-aligned movement to counter the influence of Western tech giants.