Shyam Sankar

1 week ago | wsj.com | Shyam Sankar |Julia Dimon

Nearly half of generic active pharmaceutical ingredients consumed in the U.S. originate there. A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In America’s supply-chain network, a particularly dangerous weak point is our dependence on an adversary for medications. Once a world leader in pharmaceutical manufacturing, the U.S. now relies heavily on drugs from overseas, increasingly from China. But that won’t be an option much longer.

Jan 22, 2025 | piratewires.com | Shyam Sankar

The Tech Insurgent's Battle for the Futurean interview with paul buchheit, the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product, the gatekeepers’ war against insurgents, and conquering our national decay

Nov 1, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Shyam Sankar

As a nation, we are in an undeclared state of emergency.

Oct 1, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Shyam Sankar |Bryon Kroger

The U.S. military’s technological edge is increasingly defined by software: It rapidly creates new capabilities for tanks, planes, and weapons systems to outsmart and outmaneuver the enemy without fielding new hardware. While America’s adversaries pour billions into artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Department of Defense has yet to fully embrace its most powerful ally: the world-leading innovation of America’s commercial tech sector.

Jun 24, 2024 | americanaffairsjournal.org | Shyam Sankar

America won the Second World War with mass production, logistics, and technology. The much-vaunted German Army ran on horses and hay; the U.S. Army—not to mention the Red Army we supplied—ran on the deuce and a half and the Jeep. Two of the three major Axis powers never built an aircraft carrier. The U.S. Navy built 151 and had enough left over for a fleet of refrigerated ice cream barges.