Ep4: China's Military-Civil Fusion and The Global AI Race (with Cole McFaul)
🎙️ Security Unwired Episode 4 welcomes Cole McFaul, a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET).
→ Cole shares insights from CSET report and talks about China's MCF strategy, the AI race with the US and the pathways forward on AI governance.
Relevant Link(s):
- China’s AI Arsenal (Foreign Affairs) - The PLA’s Tech Strategy Is Working Sam Bresnick, Emelia S. Probasco, and Cole McFaul
- CSET Report: Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion - How the PLA Mobilizes Civilian AI for Strategic Advantage Cole McFaul, Sam Bresnick, and Daniel Chou September 2025
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About Guest: Cole McFaul is a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he mainly focuses on emerging technology competition in the Asia-Pacific and China’s science and technology ecosystem. Prior to joining CSET, Cole researched the political economy of China’s international engagement strategies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. Cole holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University.
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