AI With a Western Soul (with Tyler Cowen)

The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer · Feb 19, 2026 · 1h 6m

China, AI, sand — and a 10% chance of UFOs?

Jake and Jon are joined by economist and public intellectual Tyler Cowen for a wide-ranging conversation about the structural forces reshaping geopolitics and the balance of power. From the rivalry between China and the United States to the unglamorous constraints of supply chains, they step back from the headlines to ask what will actually define the long game. Together, they take on a series of core questions:

- China: What does China actually want? Are the U.S. and China headed for decisive conflict — or a long stalemate over Taiwan and the…