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The Next Semiconductor
Biomanufacturing data is a critical strategic asset, and the U.S. is failing to use it. -
Presidential Discretion and the Insurrection Act
With Congress disinclined to rein in the president, it will likely fall to the courts to interpret what the provisions of the Insurrection Act actually mean. -
Closing the Title 32 Gap in Domestic Counter-UAS Authority
While acting under state authority, the traditional status of the National Guard, guard personnel lack statutory authority to detect, track, or mitigate drone threats. -
A Kill Switch for Frontier AI
The government is using export control law to force Anthropic to cut access to its most powerful models. The legal authority is plausible but the facts remain murky. -
Nigeria’s Fragmented Security Crisis
The country’s counterterrorism strategy cannot address the range of root causes driving conflict across different regions. -
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Undersea Cables and the Material Politics of Digital Connectivity
A review of Samanth Subramanian, “The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables That Connect Our World” (Columbia Global Reports, 2025). -
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