Data Grab the new Land Grab? ft. Daniel Immer Wahr

Full Episode Link: https://youtu.be/7CL_8jnKBRk?si=S3dgqoeCM6-8ef-p In a thought-provoking conversation between Anirudh and Daniel, the conversation delves into how technological advancements have transformed the dynamics of global power, paralleling the shift with historical forms of imperialism. They discuss the United States' transition away from territorial empire towards a tech-driven influence, highlighting the role of technology in facilitating this shift. The conversation further explores the concept of 'digital' or 'data colonialism', especially in the context of India, where big tech's data practices evoke comparisons to the East India Company's colonial exploits. Anirudh and Daniel reflect on the historical parallels between early corporate ventures and colonization efforts, examining the evolving relationship between state power and corporate influence. Through their dialogue, they raise critical questions about the current era of 'tech empires', comparing them with traditional empires, and consider what lessons modern tech firms might learn from historical forms of imperial control. 00:00 The Evolution of Empire: From Land to Technology 00:41 Global Tech Competition and Its Historical Echoes 01:41 Data Colonialism: The New Age of Empires 02:26 Tech Firms as Modern Empires: A Comparative Analysis 03:29 Historical Parallels: Corporations and Empire Building 05:51 Reflecting on the Shift from State to Corporate Power Book Links: AnirudhSuri: The Great Tech Game by Anirudh Suri : https://amzn.eu/d/1Su38My How to Hide an Empire: https://amzn.eu/d/hssq9QF About Daniel Immerwahr: Daniel Immerwahr (Ph.D., Berkeley, 2011) is Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities. His first book, Thinking Small (Harvard, 2015), offers a critical account of grassroots development campaigns launched by the United States at home and abroad. It won the Merle Curti Award in Intellectual History from the Organization of American Historians and the Society for U.S. Intellectual History's annual book award. His second book, How to Hide an Empire (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019), is a narrative history of the United States that brings its overseas territory into the story. It was a national bestseller, a New York Times critic's choice for one of the best books of 2019, and the winner of the Robert H. Ferrell Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Immerwahr's writings have appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, the Washington Post, Harper's, The New Republic, The Nation, and the New York Review of Books, among other places. More information and many of Immerwahr's writings are available at his website (https://history.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core-faculty/daniel-immerwahr.html) #TechEmpires, #DigitalColonialism, #DataGrab, #GlobalTechGame, #HistoricalParallels, #EmpireDynamics, #TechInfluence, #USImperialism, #EastIndiaCompany, #ModernColonization, #TechDrivenPower, #CorporateVsState, #DataSovereignty, #TechnologyAndPower, #ImperialHistory, #BigTechInIndia #CulturalInfluence #TechCompetition #CorporateEmpires #StatePowerShift