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Palantir’s 22-Point Manifesto Pushes Hard Power, Draws Sharp Reactions

Analysts say it seeks to yoke private tech to state power in a bid to reset Western strategy.

Overview

  • Palantir posted a 22-point statement on X that condenses CEO Alex Karp’s book The Technological Republic, written with Nicholas W. Zamiska.
  • The text argues that AI weapons are inevitable and that technological edge is now a condition of national sovereignty.
  • The post has drawn more than 33 million views on X, showing wide online reach.
  • Mainstream political figures and major outlets have stayed mostly silent, as left critics call the vision authoritarian and Russian theorist Alexander Dugin voices concern.
  • Commentators frame the document as an attempt to rebuild Western strategy through a tighter state–tech alliance, a live issue given Palantir’s intelligence roots and French contracts with DGSI (domestic security) and Airbus.