In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Aram Babikian, Head of Xtrackers Wealth at DWS, to explore how rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping technology investing and why national security has become a core investment lens.

From US–China decoupling and critical technologies to AI, quantum computing, and supply-chain risk, Babikian explains how investors can gain exposure to future-facing innovation while actively de-risking portfolios from geopolitical entanglements.

In this episode:
– What “critical technologies” mean for investors
– How US–China competition is changing capital flows
– Why geopolitical risk now matters in portfolio construction
– How the CRTC ETF screens for national security alignment
– Why some mega-cap tech names are excluded—and others included
– How to think about strategic tech as a core allocation

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