Martijn Rasser
@martijnrasser.bsky.social
Senior Advisor at the Special Competitive Studies Project
US shipbuilding is a strategic liability.
Rebuilding our industrial base at scale is impossible without robotics & AI.
Transformation, not replacement. This creates the skilled workforce we need.
Full analysis w/ @wendyranderson.bsky.social: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Rebuilding our industrial base at scale is impossible without robotics & AI.
Transformation, not replacement. This creates the skilled workforce we need.
Full analysis w/ @wendyranderson.bsky.social: substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
US shipbuilding is a strategic liability.
Rebuilding our industrial base at scale is impossible without robotics & AI.
Transformation, not replacement. This creates the skilled workforce we need.
Full analysis w/ @wendyranderson.bsky.social: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Rebuilding our industrial base at scale is impossible without robotics & AI.
Transformation, not replacement. This creates the skilled workforce we need.
Full analysis w/ @wendyranderson.bsky.social: substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Dutch government caved, plain and simple. Big win for Beijing.
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Dutch government caved, plain and simple. Big win for Beijing.
I'm thrilled to announce the NVIDIA-SCSP Task Force on AI and the Future of Work is officially launching.
This collaboration will make a foundational contribution to keeping the U.S. workforce the most innovative and dynamic in the world. 🇺🇸
#AI #FutureofWork #NVIDIA #SCSPTech
This collaboration will make a foundational contribution to keeping the U.S. workforce the most innovative and dynamic in the world. 🇺🇸
#AI #FutureofWork #NVIDIA #SCSPTech
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm thrilled to announce the NVIDIA-SCSP Task Force on AI and the Future of Work is officially launching.
This collaboration will make a foundational contribution to keeping the U.S. workforce the most innovative and dynamic in the world. 🇺🇸
#AI #FutureofWork #NVIDIA #SCSPTech
This collaboration will make a foundational contribution to keeping the U.S. workforce the most innovative and dynamic in the world. 🇺🇸
#AI #FutureofWork #NVIDIA #SCSPTech
Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics
Diversifying rare earth mining is a short-term fix. The real play is making them obsolete. Fund innovations in advanced materials now to secure our tech future. 🛠️ #RareEarths #Tech #Innovation
October 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Diversifying rare earth mining is a short-term fix. The real play is making them obsolete. Fund innovations in advanced materials now to secure our tech future. 🛠️ #RareEarths #Tech #Innovation
One of my all-time favorite Far Side cartoons. RIP Jane Goodall.
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
One of my all-time favorite Far Side cartoons. RIP Jane Goodall.
Just returned from a fantastic week in the UK. Here's why I'm more bullish than ever on the US-UK tech partnership.
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Just returned from a fantastic week in the UK. Here's why I'm more bullish than ever on the US-UK tech partnership.
Trying something different tonight: lomo al trapo
August 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trying something different tonight: lomo al trapo
Sturgeon Moonrise
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sturgeon Moonrise
Just staggering: "as a percentage of gross domestic product, spending on AI infrastructure has already exceeded spending on telecom and internet infrastructure from the dot-com boom—and it’s still growing."
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
August 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just staggering: "as a percentage of gross domestic product, spending on AI infrastructure has already exceeded spending on telecom and internet infrastructure from the dot-com boom—and it’s still growing."
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
Sub returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, which the Navy designated its first submarine base in 1915.
June 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sub returning to Naval Submarine Base New London, which the Navy designated its first submarine base in 1915.
Cars of the future as envisioned in 1974 (left) and 2025.
WSJ: The Car of the Future Will Transform the Great American Road Trip
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
WSJ: The Car of the Future Will Transform the Great American Road Trip
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Cars of the future as envisioned in 1974 (left) and 2025.
WSJ: The Car of the Future Will Transform the Great American Road Trip
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
WSJ: The Car of the Future Will Transform the Great American Road Trip
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
“The U.S. now exports in excess of $1 trillion-worth of services…America’s services exports are undercounted as a result of companies moving overseas the rights to intellectual property developed in the U.S.—like patents and trademarks—for tax purposes.”
www.wsj.com/economy/us-m...
www.wsj.com/economy/us-m...
April 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“The U.S. now exports in excess of $1 trillion-worth of services…America’s services exports are undercounted as a result of companies moving overseas the rights to intellectual property developed in the U.S.—like patents and trademarks—for tax purposes.”
www.wsj.com/economy/us-m...
www.wsj.com/economy/us-m...
Great Blue Heron catching his lunch.
April 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great Blue Heron catching his lunch.
on.ft.com/42ywOXe In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs
April 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
on.ft.com/42ywOXe In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs
The Indian Ocean is home to almost 3 billion people and around 40% of the planet’s offshore petroleum. Its waters include four of the world’s six most important maritime chokepoints.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
March 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Indian Ocean is home to almost 3 billion people and around 40% of the planet’s offshore petroleum. Its waters include four of the world’s six most important maritime chokepoints.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Did some local sightseeing on a brisk start to 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Did some local sightseeing on a brisk start to 2025.
Wrapping up a brief, but enjoyable visit to Geneva.
December 12, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Wrapping up a brief, but enjoyable visit to Geneva.
Labour productivity relative to the US has declined in most advanced economies
December 3, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Labour productivity relative to the US has declined in most advanced economies
Productivity growth the US is rapidly outstripping almost all advanced economies, many of which are caught in a spiral of low growth, weakening living standards, strained public finances and impaired geopolitical influence.
www.ft.com/content/1201...
www.ft.com/content/1201...
December 3, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Productivity growth the US is rapidly outstripping almost all advanced economies, many of which are caught in a spiral of low growth, weakening living standards, strained public finances and impaired geopolitical influence.
www.ft.com/content/1201...
www.ft.com/content/1201...
Nice snapshot of which governments are serious about semiconductors and tech leadership--and those that aren't.
A few standouts:
🇪🇸: surprise
🇬🇧: sad
🇩🇪: stattlich
🇳🇱: scant
🇫🇷: sacré bleu
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A few standouts:
🇪🇸: surprise
🇬🇧: sad
🇩🇪: stattlich
🇳🇱: scant
🇫🇷: sacré bleu
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 28, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Nice snapshot of which governments are serious about semiconductors and tech leadership--and those that aren't.
A few standouts:
🇪🇸: surprise
🇬🇧: sad
🇩🇪: stattlich
🇳🇱: scant
🇫🇷: sacré bleu
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A few standouts:
🇪🇸: surprise
🇬🇧: sad
🇩🇪: stattlich
🇳🇱: scant
🇫🇷: sacré bleu
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...