U.S.-run sovereign manufacturing enclave

The U.S. is piloting manufacturing zones abroad that it administers under U.S. law and diplomatic protections to host automated, AI‑driven factories and critical‑minerals processing. These enclaves bypass local regulatory and supply‑chain chokepoints controlled by strategic competitors and may be leased on short initial terms but built to be long‑lasting. — If adopted more widely, this model could reshape alliance relationships, extraterritorial jurisdiction norms, and the geography of high‑tech industrial policy while setting a precedent other powers might copy.