Geopolitics of strategic and non-strategic technologies

Geopolitics of strategic and non-strategic technologies

Authors

  • Daniel Blinder CONICET - UNSAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2019v7.n2.p42-57

Keywords:

Geopolitics, Technology, Production, China, United States

Abstract

This article proposes to study the geographical manufacturing location of main technological companies. From case studies, it can be inferred that the production of strategic technologies in the globalization era, such technologies with strategic status enjoy protection, incentives, and facilities for production in the country of origin. On the contrary, those that are not strategic are transferred to another country in order to optimize production and profits. The cases to be analyzed will be the top 5 high-tech companies for civil and commercial use, and for national and military security use. The cases to be analyzed will be the top 5 high-tech companies for commercial-civilian use, and for national-military security use. Methodologically, this work collect and analyze the information of the companies, locating their main production plants, and perform a descriptive and explanatory analysis. The findings of the present work are that the five companies that we do not consider strategic produce in series in China for marketing reasons, and those strategic technologies have their manufacturing plants in the United States for national security and technological frontier.

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Author Biography

Daniel Blinder, CONICET - UNSAM

PhD in Social Sciences and BA in Political Science, University of Buenos Aires. Master in National Defense, National Defense College. Professor of Geopolitics, International Relations and Technological Policy, Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Researcher at the José Babini Center for the History of Science and Technology, Universidad de San Martín. Post-doctoral fellow at CONICET.

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2019-08-10

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Blinder, D. (2019). Geopolitics of strategic and non-strategic technologies: Geopolitics of strategic and non-strategic technologies. Estudos Internacionais: International Relations Journal of PUC Minas, 7(2), 42–57. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2019v7.n2.p42-57

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019): ESTUDOS INTERNACIONAIS - AGOSTO

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