GINC's Critical Technology Map
Preliminary Assessment


Figure 2. Critical Technology Capability Tiers Country Profile Strength Weakness Tier 1. Frontier Nations 🇺🇸 United States Asymmetric 🇮🇱 Israel Asymmetric Tier 2 Nations 🇨🇳 ChinaAsymmetric 🇫🇷 FranceAsymmetric Tier 3 Nations 🇮🇹 ItalyAsymmetric 🇯🇵 JapanSpecialised 🇰🇷 South KoreaSpecialised 🇷🇺 RussiaBalanced 🇬🇧 United KingdomAsymmetric Tier 4 Nations 🇦🇺 AustraliaAsymmetric 🇩🇪 GermanyAsymmetric 🇳🇱 NetherlandsAsymmetric 🇳🇴 NorwayAsymm
China’s AI push has shifted from catching up at home to setting the rules abroad, melding chip self-reliance, state capital, and Digital-Silk-Road diplomacy into a single strategic engine.
Iran is notably a T4 Frontier, National Security nation with a clear strength in Hard Power and much weaker Soft and Economic Power profiles
Australia sits 19th on the Global Capability Frontier, with strong performance all around, but lacking a T1 role in any of the nine capability domains.