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Heiko Borchert

@heikoborchert.bsky.social
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Corporate Geoeconomics. Defense. Flow Control. GCC. Innovation. National Security. Technology. Owner BCR AG www.borchert.ch Co-Director @defenseaio.bsky.social www.defenseai.eu

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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Very happy to release our fist Latin American case study focusing on defense #AI in Brazil 🇧🇷
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📢 Controlled Adaptation and Integration: Defense AI in Belgium🇧🇪 📚 "Belgium's use of AI in defense is emblematic of a broader European pattern: cautious, collaborative and normatively anchored," writes @danielfiott.bsky.social in our latest country study. See: defenseai.eu/daio_study26...
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Defense #AI in Indonesia 👇🏻👇🏻
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📣New Study: Defense AI in the Arab Gulf States📚 I am excited to release "Bonds That Separate," my latest paper for @defenseaio.bsky.social on the state of defense AI in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Get your copy here: defenseai.eu/daio_study25...
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
"The Very Long Game: 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI" published by @defenseaio.bsky.social hast hit more than 300.000 accesses. Incredible - thank you. Go to link.springer.com/book/10.1007... to download your copy (open access).
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New DAIO study on #defenseAI in #POL🇵🇱
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
1 August 2025 - Resistance Day!
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Happy to launch the second wave of #defenseAI country studies with Umaima Ali‘s paper on #Pakistan 👇🏻👇🏻
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Grateful for the opportunity to talk about the role of #AI on the battlefield in this interview 👇🏻
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Tariffs are the new Viagra
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
What Does a #European Way of #Warfighting Need? #Performance, Performance, and Performance
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
"Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) aims to build an exemplar #AI #redteam equipped with the necessary counter-AI techniques, tools, and technical competency to operationally assess AI-enabled battlefield system." For more, see www.darpa.mil/research/pro...
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 04/02/2025
US imports of cars & machinery would be among most affected by tariffs on Canada and Mexico • Trade between US and its neighbours is virtually tariff-free under USMCA free-trade agreement • Tariffs would act as tax on Americans, incl. for food given US big imports of foodstuff from USMCA partners
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Every day is a #reading day. Enjoy today’s selection. #AcademicReading
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"Distrust and verify:" US Marines launch new instruction on #generative #AI. For more, see breakingdefense.com/2025/01/dist...
breakingdefense.com
‘Distrust and verify’: Marines warily embrace generative AI with new guidance, task forces
The USMC “Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence,” issued in December, takes a cautiously optimistic approach to chatbots and tells commands to stand up task forces to evaluate potentially use...
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"An upcoming executive order soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will include language around using #AI for #cyberdefense." For more, see www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
politico.com
Biden readies executive action on AI use for cyber defense, enhancing software security
The broad executive order will be the last big cyber policy effort by President Joe Biden before he leaves office.
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The US Army "is constructing an #AI and #ML ecosystem that will provide a trusted, safe environment where Army program managers and elements can bring in AI models and #test them against curated and trusted data." For more, see www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/202... #AI #DefenseAI
nationaldefensemagazine.org
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Martijn Rasser @martijnrasser.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
1/3 Territories acquired by the United States through purchase and cession, with year and size: - Louisiana (1803) - 827,987 sq mi - British Cession (1818) - 45,417 sq mi - Florida (1819) - 72,101 sq mi - Texas (1845) - 389,166 sq mi - Mexican Cession (1848) - 529,189 sq mi
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Tobias Gehrke @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Nice illustration of how national security exceptions at the WTO have ballooned, reaching an all-time high of 95 in 2024, via @bennsteil.bsky.social, Elisabeth Harding, @cfr.org Since 2017: 🇺🇸: 30 🇲🇽: 14 🇨🇭: 12 🇧🇷: 10 🇸🇦: 8 www.cfr.org/blog/soaring...
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Martijn Rasser @martijnrasser.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
When is an ally not a partner? This blistering @japantimes.co.jp editorial on the U.S. Steel / Nippon Steel debacle is worth reading in full. www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2...
japantimes.co.jp
Rejecting the Nippon Steel bid is a slap in the face to Japan
Nippon Steel has not given up and continues to lobby U.S. officials and steelworkers, arguing the deal would grow U.S. Steel, protect jobs, and strengthen the industry.
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
CDAO-sponsored #redteaming efforts identifies "over 800 findings of potential vulnerabilities and biases" related to the use of #LLM for #clinical note summarization & #medical advisory chatbot. #AI #DefenseAI cc @aisupremacy.bsky.social See: www.defense.gov/News/Release...
defense.gov
CDAO Sponsors Crowdsourced AI Assurance Pilot in the Context of Military Medicine
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has successfully concluded a Crowdsourced AI Red-Teaming Assurance Program pilot focused on the use of Large-Language Model chatbots in the context
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
From "big is beautiful" to "small is smarter" - one element of #geoeconomic #hedging
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
ICYMI: #Aselsan has reportedly integrated the #S400 #airdefense system into its #HAKIM 100 #AirC2 system, which can also integrate #NATO assets. For more, see turdef.com/article/s-40...
turdef.com
S-400 Gets Integrated into Turkish Air Defence Structure | TURDEF
ASELSAN includes the S-400 long-range air defence system in HAKİM 100 Air Command and Control System's structure alongside indigenous air defence systems.
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
We end 2024 on a high note as "The Very Long Game" has made it on the 2024 list of notable defense tech books by RAINCLOUD, the #defense #AI platform. Thank you and Happy New Year
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
2025 #defense deal surge?
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
#DefenseAI in #China: "(China faces) several organizational and political hurdles that could keep it from taking full advantage of AI-enabled military technologies in tomorrow’s conflicts." By @sambresnick.bsky.social for @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/china/obstac...
foreignaffairs.com
The Obstacles to China’s AI Power
Why the Chinese military struggles to take advantage of new technology.
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
For more on the role of training in advancing #interoperability and #innovation, read "Adaptive Portfolio: Catalysing NATO's Performance Through Innovation", written by @heikoborchert.bsky.social @schuetzt.bsky.social @warkhorse.bsky.social for GLOBSEC: www.globsec.org/what-we-do/p...
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
"Training is the chamber where #innovation is brought in," says Adm Pierre Vandier, NATO's SACT, in an interview with Elisabeth Gosselin-Malon for @c4isrnet.bsky.social www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
defensenews.com
Top NATO commander urges sea change in training, deterrence, spending
"Most Europeans are herbivores, they think there is sufficient grass to feed from. This is not the case," said French Adm. Pierre Vandier.
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
As of today the Defense AI Observatory (DAIO) is also active on @bsky.app. If you are interested in the use of #AI by armed forces around the globe kindly follow @defenseaio.bsky.social
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Defense AI Observatory @defenseaio.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄 What a great Xmas surprise: 5 months after releasing "The Very Long Game: 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI" our open access book has hit more than 150k accesses on @springernature.bsky.social. Thank you very much!! Links to the book and all chapters below
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Recommended reading in #geoeconomic fragmentation and #supplychains
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
"As damaging as Western restrictions have been, the tightening controls have also spurred Chinese technological advances that otherwise would not have occurred," writes Scott Kennedy for @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... #Geoeconomics #China #Technology
foreignaffairs.com
How America’s War on Chinese Tech Backfired
And why Trump’s plans would make things even worse.
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#EDF: Bye Bye Buy EU-Demand 👇
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Sarah Bauerle Danzman @sarahbauerled.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Econ policies like tariffs, export controls, & investment reviews often have exception procedures that can easily be corrupting. Public disclosure is crucial.
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Understanding #BRICSIZATION through an economic geopolitical model. By Iman Bastanifar, Kashif Khan and Halil Koch for the Journal of Innovation by @elseveir.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
Understanding BRICSIZATION Through an Economic Geopolitical Model
This paper investigates a key objective of BRICS: the establishment of an alternative international currency as part of a broader de-dollarization str…
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Will a US investor buy #NordStream2 pipeline? This is the story of Stephen P. Lynch, a US financier, who wants to bid for the pipeline "if it comes up for auction in a Swiss bankruptcy proceeding." By Christopher M. Matthews for @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ene... #Geoeconomics #FlowControl
wsj.com
Exclusive | A Miami Financier Is Quietly Trying to Buy Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The investor says a deal for the Russian pipeline would serve long-term U.S. interests.
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Vietnam has now edged out Germany to become the third largest global contributor to the US #tradedeficit. On this measure alone, the chances of being hit by tariffs are much higher under Trump 2.0 than before." See: asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/A-ro... #Geoeconomics #Reshoring
asia.nikkei.com
A rough four years await Vietnam
Trump's tariffs loom over nation's strategic partnership with the U.S.
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
With the shadow of Trump (and #tariffs) looming over #SEAsia, "governments are already taking steps to reduce their #overreliance on either the #US or #China by deepening relationships with other countries and regions, and stressing their #neutrality." #GeoeconomicCocooning
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Heiko Borchert @heikoborchert.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Welcome to my new account. I work as a senior advisor on national security and corporate geoeconomics and write about strategic affairs with a specific focus on geoeconomics, defense innovation, defense AI and more. Below you find a short selection of my recent publications to start with.
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