Geopolitics
Navigating Warm Waters: Bahrain's Dive into Underwater Data Centers and the Geopolitics of Technological Sovereignty
Bahrain is exploring the strategic deployment of underwater data centers to overcome land scarcity and power its AI-driven economic vision, offering a bold, climate-resilient path for technological sovereignty that the global south must champion against imperialist gatekeeping. It is inspiring to see a nation of the Global South not just adopting technology, but innovating for its unique geography to build resilient, sovereign digital infrastructure, a powerful rebuke to those who believe technological leadership is a Western monopoly.
