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21st Century Warfare: The Nexus of Technology, Economy, & National Security

February 13, 2025·45 min·4 clips
Juan Zarate unveils the three game-changing directives that reshaped America's fight against terrorism after 9/11.
Juan Zarate, a former national security official, discusses the convergence of technology, economic security, and geopolitics in modern conflicts. He explores topics like cryptocurrency's impact on U.S. dominance, semiconductor supply chain vulnerabilities, and how federated AI can revolutionize financial crime detection.

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Crypto, sanctions, and the dollar come together in a steady national-security conversation.

The episode treats crypto as part of a larger argument about economic security and national security. Juan Zarate and Nick Brathwaite stay on familiar ground here: sanctions, privacy, data security, data sovereignty, fraud, AML, North Korea, Russia, stablecoins, CBDCs, and the…

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You want crypto explained through national security, not hype.

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