The Shift How the Changing Global Order Plays Out in Tech The world has fundamentally changed. The liberal order, with its faith in economic interdependence as a stabilizing force, has given way to a renaissance of state power. National security interests, technological resilience, and control over digital infrastructure are back at the center of geopolitics. This “geoeconomic turn” is most visible in the digital sphere. Technology has become the primary battlefield of great power competition.