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AI Needs UN Oversight
AI Needs UN Oversight
Apr 24, 2024 Peter G. Kirchschläger calls for the creation of a watchdog – similar to the IAEA – that employs a human rights-based approach.
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The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline
The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline
Apr 24, 2024 Brahma Chellaney argues that the unprecedented US and European sanctions against Russia are backfiring.
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Canceling Palestine
Canceling Palestine
Apr 23, 2024 Slavoj Žižek worries that the double standards applied on Israel’s behalf will lead to an anti-Semitic backlash.
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America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age
America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age
Apr 23, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges US President Joe Biden to put universal preschool at the center of his re-election campaign.
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History Already Tells Us the Future of AI
History Already Tells Us the Future of AI
Apr 23, 2024 Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson find policy lessons for the 2020s in the work of the early-nineteenth-century economist David Ricardo.
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Trump and the Risk of a US Debt Default
Trump and the Risk of a US Debt Default
Apr 23, 2024 William L. Silber thinks the former president would be even more reckless if awarded another term this year.
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Europe’s Red Tape Is Helping Russia
Europe’s Red Tape Is Helping Russia
Apr 22, 2024 Laurence Boone & Nicu Popescu propose a European Defense Production Act to help fast-track processes for public procurement and spending.
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What to Look for in Trump’s First Trial
What to Look for in Trump’s First Trial
Apr 22, 2024 Eric Posner points out that optics, more than the law or the facts, will be what matters most for the election.
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AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
Apr 22, 2024 Justina Nixon-Saintil surveys the technology's foreseeable applications in promoting urban sustainable development.