Cables, data centres and mobile networks now carry as much strategic weight as ports and railways once did, and Jonathan E. Hillman follows where China is laying them.
The book maps an infrastructure push running through undersea cables, telecommunications equipment, satellite systems, surveillance technology and data networks, then asks what it means for the countries on the receiving end. Hillman combines reporting with policy analysis, explaining the commercial logic as well as the political one, and comparing the competing offers now on the table for states building out their digital systems. Technical matters are put plainly for readers without an engineering background.
A quick guide to the argument:
• Undersea cables, mobile networks, satellites and data centres surveyed
• The commercial and political logic behind digital infrastructure exports
• Consequences for national security, trade and international relations
• Technical background explained for non-specialist readers
Aimed at students of international relations, policy professionals and readers following global technology competition, from Boipoka.
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