Flagship case study
The Clean Network: Tech Statecraft in action.
In 2020, the Clean Network applied the Tech Statecraft playbook to one of the era’s most consequential technology contests. By aligning governments, telecommunications companies, technology leaders, and civil society around shared trust standards, the initiative reversed momentum in 5G and built a repeatable model for competition across critical technology sectors.
The result was a coalition of more than 60 nations representing roughly two-thirds of global GDP, joined by more than 200 trusted telecommunications companies.
26/27
EU Members
27/30
NATO Allies
31/37
OECD Members
5/5
Five Eyes Members
The Clean Network
The flagship case study of Tech Statecraft in action.
60 Clean Countries
200+ Clean Telcos
Nearly 2/3 of global GDP
26/27 EU Members
27/30 NATO Allies
31/37 OECD Members
5/5 Five Eyes Partners
Source: U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary Keith Krach Remarks on U.S. Georgia 5G MOU, January 14, 2021. The Department reported that the Clean Network had grown to 60 Clean Countries, more than 200 Clean Telcos, nearly two thirds of global GDP, 27 of 30 NATO Allies, 26 of 27 EU members, and 31 of 37 OECD nations. The broader Clean Network record also included participation by all Five Eyes partners.
What is Tech Statecraft?
Where innovation, diplomacy, and trust become strategic power.
Traditional statecraft was built for a slower world. Technology markets move at network speed. Tech Statecraft bridges those two realities by integrating Silicon Valley strategy, foreign-policy tools, national-security objectives, and democratic trust principles into a single operating model.
At its core, the model is simple: rally allies and partners, leverage private-sector innovation, and amplify the values that free societies share.
Silicon Valley Strategy
Speed, category creation, networks, scale, execution
Foreign Policy & National Security
Diplomacy, alliances, policy, standards, economic tools
Democratic Trust Principles
Integrity, transparency, reciprocity, accountability, rule of law
Tech Statecraft
A practical model for building trusted coalitions and converting shared values into strategic advantage.
The operating framework
A playbook designed to move from doctrine to execution.
The original strategy archive documents the sequence of ideas used to create alignment, reverse momentum, scale a coalition, and measure results.
Explore the primary-source archive
The strategy, execution, evidence, and lessons—all in one place.
The original site remains the heart of the archive. The new homepage simply gives visitors—and search engines—a clear way to understand and navigate it.
Third-party validation
“The Clean Network’s effort to create a united economic front is to China what George Kennan’s ‘long telegram’ of 1946 was to the Soviet Union.”
HOW KEITH KRACH USED METCALFE’S LAW TO BUILD A NETWORK OF NATIONS
A DIGITAL-AGE ECHO OF KENNAN’S “LONG TELEGRAM”
The flagship case study of Tech Statecraft in action.
The framework was designed to extend beyond 5G.
The Clean Network was the first large-scale proof point of Tech Statecraft. The framework can be applied wherever technology, markets, national security, and democratic values intersect.
That is the enduring idea: build trusted coalitions before strategic dependencies become strategic vulnerabilities.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Semiconductors
- Quantum
- Critical Minerals
- Capital Markets
- Digital Infrastructure
- Biotechnology
- Secure Supply Chains
Origin
Conceived in public service. Built for continued use.
Tech Statecraft emerged from the Global Economic Security Strategy developed and executed under Under Secretary of State Keith Krach by the Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. The Clean Network became its most visible demonstration—combining private-sector strategy, public-private partnership, diplomatic execution, and democratic trust principles.
TechStatecraft.com preserves the original record and makes the framework accessible to policymakers, business leaders, students, researchers, and future practitioners.
“Rally our allies and partners, leverage the innovation and resources of the private sector, and amplify the moral high ground of democratic values.”