Shahid Khan Naeem is a Greene public service scholar at Columbia Law School. He worked on Biden-era antitrust policy, AI policy for New York State’s financial regulator, and national security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

August 23, 2026

• Shahid Khan Naeem

The New Cold War Is an Alibi for Tech Elites’ Impunity

Silicon Valley is increasingly embracing the narrative that the US is in an existential battle for technological dominance with China. The story is a convenient shield against efforts to rein in the tech industry’s power.