Martijn Rasser

“If the Americans are to be overtaken, one thing must be done: surpass them in science and technology.” - Wang Huning, America Against America (1991)

Helsing, a German artificial-intelligence defense startup, wants to regrow Europe’s “spine” with AI fighter pilots and drone walls wsj.com/world/europe/g… via @WSJ

We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…

The China-India Infrastructure Race Along the Himalayas wsj.com/video/the-chin…

It was a pleasure to join @RepHuizenga, @michaelsobolik, @dkaushik96, and @bill_drexel at @HudsonInstitute last week for an insightful discussion on the US-China competition in AI and robotics.

China’s thirst for oil drove global demand for decades. Now a government campaign to curb that addiction is nearing a milestone, with big geopolitical implications. wsj.com/world/china/ch…

How can Europe truly scale its tech ambitions? #SCSPTech’s Martijn Rasser, co-authored a recent piece in @BreakingDefense with @wendyranderson, arguing why NATO is uniquely positioned to drive AI and tech innovation across the continent. Don't miss "NATO May Be Europe's Best Bet…

Airbus has signed a new cooperation deal with its Chinese partner that will see the company localise more production of its A321 jet in China, with the announcement coming just a week ahead of a key EU-China leaders’ summit. scmp.com/economy/china-…

National-security concerns are holding up a deal championed by President Trump in which the United Arab Emirates would buy billions of dollars of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips for data centers wsj.com/politics/natio…

Quantum sensing breakthrough: “It’s the first novel absolute navigation system to our knowledge in the last 50 years” wsj.com/articles/the-s… via @WSJ

Apple said it would buy $500 million of rare-earth magnets from MP Materials, expanding Apple’s U.S. supply chain at a time when the Trump administration has pressured Apple to do so wsj.com/tech/apple-com… via @WSJ

The nation that leads the AI race will determine whether it is used in defense of freedom or in service of autocracy. @MichaelSobolik, @RepHuizenga, @MartijnRasser, @Dkaushik96, and @Bill_Drexel discuss embodied AI and the US-China competition. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

MP Materials wants to be an American rare-earths champion that can go toe-to-toe with China. Like mining rare earths, it’s a complex and expensive proposition. wsj.com/business/us-ra… via @WSJ

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Air and land drones dominate the battlefield in Ukraine—laying mines, delivering ammunition and medication, even evacuating casualties wsj.com/world/europe/a… via @WSJ

“We are basically sold out through 2028,” Massimo Battaini, CEO of Prysmian, said...He added that orders on the books for these conduits, which can carry up to two gigawatts of power, have jumped to around €17 billion from €2 billion five years ago. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/bus…

We had a wonderful memorial service for my father-in-law today. Outdoorsman, artist, sailor, farmer—the ultimate renaissance man.

Pittsburgh is striving to turn its old steel mills into a high-tech center to help reverse economic decline wsj.com/tech/ai/can-pi…

Whoever builds the world’s robots will dominate one of the most important technologies in the 21st century. Given the importance of these supply chains and the military applications of robots, America needs to beat China and win this AI race. Next week at @HudsonInstitute I’ll…

Europe should look to NATO to help scale tech and AI innovations. It was great to team up with @wendyranderson for this op-ed. breakingdefense.com/2025/07/nato-m…

@NATO may be Europe’s best bet for tech at scale. For all its flaws, it’s quietly becoming the continent’s most effective engine for dual-use innovation. My new oped w/ @MartijnRasser in @BreakingDefense: 🔗 breakingdefense.com/2025/07/nato-m… #NATO #DefenseTech #AI #Transatlantic /1