Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
considers how China undermines its own soft power, traces the potential causes of a war over Taiwan, welcomes Europe’s embrace of “smart” power, and more.
A Russian defeat in Ukraine, and a lessening of Sino-American tensions, may create room for world leaders to confront the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and climate change, both of which threaten to destroy our civilization. But for the world’s democracies, there is only a narrow and winding path that leads to this outcome.
considers how world leaders will address the challenges posed by AI, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
日内瓦——我们都知道烟草有多坏，每年因吸烟而死的人高达数百万，而且还有更多人因吸烟而受害。我们也知道，烟草企业一直不肯据实承认其产品所造成的损害。
但现在，就连大型烟草企业也被迫公开承认事实。在2006年美国联邦法院做出判决且一连串的上诉失利后，四家企业已被迫公开多年欺骗性营销幕后的真相，并在美国的报纸和电视上发布含有“修正声明”的广告。这些公开声明承认这四家企业——包括美国菲利普·莫里斯公司、雷诺烟草公司、罗瑞拉德公司和奥驰亚公司——清楚其产品所造成的损害但仍然继续销售。
不仅法院在对烟草行业采取行动。法国巴黎银行最近决定停止对包括生产商、批发商和贸易商在内的烟草企业进行融资和投资——这不过是公众健康终于超越商业利益的最新的迹象。
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