Why Is Trump Giving Up "AI Superiority?" | The Long Game

In this episode of The Long Game, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer cover: - The fast-escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro regime in Venezuela — including the growing American military buildup and Trump’s post calling Venezuela a “foreign terrorist organization.” - President Trump’s decision to allow the sale of Nvidia’s advanced H200 AI chips to China — announced on the same day that the DOJ called the chip a cornerstone of “AI superiority.” - A Red Team/Blue Team exercise on the U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Ukraine–Russia war, with Jake and Jon stepping into the roles of advisers to Zelensky and Putin. New episodes drop Fridays — follow The Long Game on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Chapters: 00:00 — Venezuela: Maria Corina Machado, US military buildup & oil tanker seizure 06:00 — Motives: drugs vs. regime change and political drivers 17:01 — Military options (small, medium, large) & escalation risks 25:40 — Congressional authorization, legality & political constraints 28:50 — AI chips: the H200 announcement and policy context 31:37 — Case for selling chips to China (economic / industry arguments) 34:18 — Case against selling: DOJ warning, compute edge & national security risks 50:48 — Allies, ASML and downstream supply-chain implications 56:42 — Red Team / Blue Team: Ukraine deal — proposed terms & stakes 01:11:22 — Russia’s perspective: why Moscow might accept or reject