Root Causes 599: Cryptography Is the New Geopolitics
From Root Causes: A PKI and Security Podcast by Tim Callan and Jason Soroko
April 1, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 599
About this episode
The episode explores how nations are using cryptography for legal, economic, and military advantages.
In the last decade or so, nations around the world have become keenly determined to use cryptography for their own legal, economic, and military advantage. We explore this concept.
Topics covered
- cryptography
- geopolitics
- national security
Keywords
- legal advantage
- economic advantage
- military advantage
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