Dr Najwa Aaraj explores how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing are reshaping power, trust and security in a deeply interconnected world. Her work examines the technical and strategic foundations of technologies that sit behind critical infrastructure, digital services and national decision-making.

Through her stories, readers gain insight into how dependencies on foreign-controlled cloud platforms, semiconductor supply chains and cryptographic systems can alter the balance of strategic autonomy. She explains complex concepts in AI and quantum technologies in accessible terms, highlighting both their transformative potential and the systemic risks they introduce when control over key components and data flows lies beyond domestic oversight.

Following this tag, readers can learn how trust is engineered—or undermined—through design choices in algorithms, hardware and security protocols, and why these choices matter for institutions, businesses and societies. Dr Aaraj’s analysis helps unpack the “new logic of state power” emerging from technological interdependence, offering a framework to think critically about resilience, sovereignty and long-term technology strategy.