In a September 10, 2026 op-ed for Eurasia Review, AI governance researcher Burak Oktenli argues that the decisive competitive edge in the global AI race will not go to the country with the single most powerful model, but to the government whose institutions can govern fastest without discarding deliberation. He contends that durable advantage comes from separating stable legal authority from rapid correction mechanisms, and from building trusted evidence loops inside lawful institutions that are interoperable with international partners. Oktenli suggests the next global AI standard-setter will be defined by how quickly its rules can learn and adapt while remaining credible, rather than by raw model capability alone.
