AAL Research Papers
In-depth papers on governance, technology and strategic risk. Evidence, assumptions and policy recommendations set out for scrutiny.
Original long-form research from Ascendancy Advisors Limited, with full references, clear limitations and practical proposals.
Artificial intelligence · Energy · Water · Infrastructure sovereignty
A comparative policy assessment of the electricity, water, land, grid, supply-chain and strategic-sovereignty implications of large-scale AI compute across the United States, China, Europe, Australia, Africa and Taiwan.
Artificial intelligence · Autonomous warfare · Nuclear security
Material developments since Final 2.0, including Project Agincourt, the proposed AutoWarCom, Army FASCOM, congressional governance tensions and the implications of increasingly autonomous military systems for strategic stability and meaningful human control.
Artificial intelligence · Governance · Nuclear security
The Final 2.0 foundation paper examines frontier AI governance, indirect and direct pathways to nuclear risk, human control, technical safeguards, verification limits and a proposed implementation framework.
The research approach
References are linked to their sources. Author analysis and proposed policy are distinguished from observed findings and existing obligations.
Uncertainty, source limitations and the status of quantitative assumptions are disclosed. Peer-review status is stated for each paper.
Research connects its conclusions to implementation: responsibilities, assurance requirements and questions that remain unresolved.
About the series
Each paper has its own reading page, downloadable edition, references and citation details. New papers will be added as the research is completed.
The Research Papers series is distinct from AAL’s China Commercial Intelligence Brief and Weekly Digest. Those publications remain in the reports archive.
For questions about the research, corrections or permission to reproduce material, contact Ascendancy Advisors Limited.
