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Has Russia Overplayed Its Hand in UN Cyber Negotiations?
Russia is winning UN cyber governance—procedurally. Democracies must start leading on a new, positive agenda or lose the game entirely. -
Pressure Without Pause: Iraq’s Role in the Postwar Iran Settlement
Operation Epic Fury has ended; the Iraqi front of the Iran war has not. U.S. pressure on Tehran’s militia infrastructure in Iraq must hold. -
The President Who Sued Himself
The Trump administration settles Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS with $1.776 billion for his allies and blanket immunity from government suits for the Trumps. -
Advice and Consent for Major Governmental AI Deployments
Before the executive branch deploys advanced AI systems in its most abuse-prone functions, it should receive congressional approval. -
The AI Race Isn’t Real
Why the “AI race” with China isn’t a race and isn’t worth running. -
The Deal Washington Cannot Broker
Washington has no unilateral answer for Russia’s demand to dissolve the legal record of aggression—Ukraine’s most durable leverage. -
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