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HomeInsights and ResearchChip wars: The geopolitics of microchips
Academic, historian, and author, Chris Miller, joins Paul and Luke on the latest podcast episode.

The author of Chip wars: The fight for the world's most critical technology joins the latest episode of Macro Bytes to discuss the economic and geopolitical importance of semiconductors with Luke and Paul, along with examining:

  • the technological and supply chain marvel that is the modern microchip
  • whether the US-China-Taiwan chip nexus is politically stabilizing or destabilizing
  • the impact of the CHIPS Act
  • whether artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is truly a driver of market performance and future great power competition

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