Steve Feldstein
stevenfeldstein.bsky.social
Steve Feldstein
@stevenfeldstein.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment

Tech, geopolitics, democracy

Forthcoming book—Bytes & Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech & New Shape of Modern War
https://bit.ly/BytesandBullets

Author of Rise of Digital Repression
http://bit.ly/45186if
Trump’s normalization of military troops patrolling the streets of America’s cities against the wishes of elected politicians and their citizens is a shocking abuse of constitutional norms and a staggering departure from precedent.
October 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
When John Yoo questions Trump’s dividing line between war and crime you know the country is in a heap of trouble
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Trump's lifting of export ban of NVIDIA H20 GPUs reverses course on US tech war strategy.

Did pressure from Jensen Huang lead to shift? Or is it quid quo pro in exchange for China to ease critical mineral restrictions? Appears to be a bit of both...
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tulsi can’t seem to get any traction doing real intelligence work so back to digging internally against supposed enemies against Trump. Great use of resources
July 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Is Trump team’s tariff letter to Myanmar junta a result of ignorance or an intent to embrace a horrific and illegitimate regime?
July 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Feels like a lifetime ago
April 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
First responses to the trade war from up north
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
New US chip rules out - global diffusion framework. To make sense of the rules, I made a map! Tier 1: allies, Tier 3: rivals, Tier 2: TBD. This determines who gets access to the most sensitive AI tech
January 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM