Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in the Us-china Rivalry: Strategic Implications for Foreign Policy, National Security, and Global Diplomacy in the Digital Age
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics (Big Data) are two interconnected technologies that have achieved significant importance in the contemporary age of technology. AI is an electronic machine made with human intelligence simulation. These artificial machines can think, learn, and solve problems like humans and assist policymakers in investigating information sources, social media, economic indicators, and geopolitical events. This research investigates the influences of AI and BD on the foreign policy decision-making process of the United States and China. Both these countries have amalgamated said technologies into their diplomatic frameworks. The AI Algorithm and BD Analytics are key in collecting informatio n on intelligence affairs and implementing diplomatic strategy. The research question of this study is “How does the usage of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics create an influence on the Foreign-Policy decision-making process and what simultaneous challenges can these technologies bring while gathering intelligence data”. The theory applied to this research is “Realism” as a tool for a better understanding of the influence of these modern technologies on foreign policy decision-making processes of both countries. The scholarly sources of Articles, dissertations, research papers, and reports as a source of research methodology. Moreover, the study's findings will shed light on the evolving landscape of IR due to the contemporary diplomatic policies of China and the aggressive foreign policy of the United States. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, China, US, Foreign Policy.
Institution: Federal Urdu University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220105391