September 6, 2024 |
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The danger of calling the Houthis an Iranian proxy xy
Even though the Houthis benefit from Tehran's support, the Islamist organization has shown that they are often more unpredictable and aggressive than their Iranian supporters, Allison Minor argues.
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The EU has a playbook to de-risk from China. Is it working?
Daniel S. Hamilton writes that there is a considerable overlap between the EU and U.S. agendas regarding de-risking from China. Still, the EU approaches China from a different strategic position, with different tools, and with a different sense of urgency.
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Glossary of artificial intelligence terms
Teams from Brookings and the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University identified a need to build parallel glossaries of artificial intelligence (AI) terms—one developed by U.S. experts and the other by Chinese experts—to enable a precise understanding of each other’s intended meanings when discussing AI and national security.
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“We have been prioritizing China military decision-making, but Chinese organized crime and organized crime more broadly has not been a high priority in intelligence collection. That needs to change.”
August 31, 2024 | Vanda Felbab-Brown, CNN |
International affairs Difficult questions in East Germany. For the first time in the post-war era, a right wing extremist party has won a state election in Germany. Constanze Stelzenmüller outlines in the Financial Times how Germany's coalition government can move forward. Generative AI and the election. Valerie Wirtschafter writes in The Dispatch that while generative AI outputs have not meaningfully affected previous elections around the globe, concerns about their potential to do so should not be ignored in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. America is losing Southeast Asia. Lynn Kuok explains in Foreign Affairs why traditional U.S. allies in Southeast Asia are increasingly looking toward China for great power support. A U.S.-Taiwan vision. Can Washington and Taipei coalesce around a common narrative? Ryan Hass writes in the Taipei Times that deepening connections between American and Taiwanese businesspeople, scholars, and scientists is crucial for a durable relationship. |
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This week on The Killing Drugs, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Regina LaBelle and David Holtgrave investigate harm reduction programs that emphasize a client-centered, community-focused approach to opioid abuse. |
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On the first episode of season two of Climate Sense, Samantha Gross talks with former U.S. energy secretary Ernest Moniz about hydrogen’s important role in a zero-carbon energy system. |
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