Middle powers trending

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to get 'at the table' or risk ending up 'on the menu' at Davos in January.

“at the table or else end up on the menu”

Private sector leads

Nvidia's market cap sits below Germany's annual GDP and ahead of Japan's while Apple ranks below Japan but above India.

AI dominance

Private firms like SpaceX and Blue Origin lead 21st century space exploration with Elon Musk's Starlink deployed across conflict zones.

AI security threats

Anthropic reported ai misuse including cyber operations targeting southeast asian governments and undersea weapons systems.

“a cyber operation targeting a southeast asian government agency to extract civilian records”

Geopolitical shift

The Trump administration designated Anthropic a supply chain risk to u.s. national security after clashes over ai use.

“a supply chain risk to u.s. national security”

Middle powers lag

Stanford's 2026 AI Index shows u.s. has 59 notable ai models to china's 35 with south korea having eight.

“59 notable ai models”

Private sector takes seats

Middle powers will not exert geopolitical leverage without leading ai development or dominating ai supply chains.