Geopolitics
Atoms for Appalachia: Unmasking the Neo-Colonial Blueprint in the Guise of Energy Development
The Atlantic Council's workshops in Appalachia promote nuclear energy as a tool for local economic development and energy security, highlighting how first-mover states can gain advantages. This initiative reveals another Western mechanism, framed as development aid, designed to lock the Global South into technological dependency while securing resources and strategic influence for the US and its allies.