Technological nationalism as a factor in the struggle for leadership among the leading states in the international arena (using the example of Russia, the USA and China)

The rapid development of e-government and large investments in the IT industry demonstrate the race of states for technological leadership. The technological race manifests itself as the development of e-government, the digitalization of the state, the expansion of the use of artificial intelligence in various spheres of society among the leading countries - Russia, China and the United States. The article examines the impact of the race of states on technological nationalism and international relations in general. The analysis of the strategies of Russia, China and the United States is carried out, which indicates an acceleration in the pace of development of digital technologies in global politics. The subject of the study is technological nationalism as a factor in the struggle for leadership in the international arena. The object of the study is the strategies of Russia, the United States and China in the field of digitalization, the development of e-government and the introduction of artificial intelligence. The technological race between these countries is considered in detail, which manifests itself in the desire to dominate global politics through the development of the IT industry and digital technologies. Special attention is paid to the impact of these processes on international relations and the rise of technological nationalism, which leads to new forms of political and economic competition. The study uses a method of comparative analysis of countries' strategies in the field of IT, digitalization and artificial intelligence, as well as a method of content analysis of government documents, programs, statements by leaders of countries and scientific publications. Additionally, a systematic approach has been applied to assess the impact of the technological race on international relations and on the development of technological nationalism in global politics.