From Davos to Global Governance: How Youth Leaders Can Shape the Future of Ethical AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche issue—it is a defining force in international relations. From autonomous weapons and surveillance to AI-driven trad...
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The Geopolitics of AI Regulation
On August 2, 2024, Europe’s AI Act entered into force, becoming the world’s first comprehensive legal framework on the issue of artificial intelligence. Operati...
Navigating Liability in Autonomous Robots: Legal and Ethical Challenges in Manufacturing and Military Applications
The increasing integration of autonomous robots into manufacturing and military operations has redefined human and machine interaction. While these systems prom...
The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: Impacts on Global Democracy and Human Rights
“Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It’s a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point toward...
Martians in the Gobi: Mongolia’s New Approach to Space Policy
Introduction In March, Mongolia was welcomed into the international space community by successfully sending two nanosatellites, Ondosat-Owl-1 and Ondosat-Owl-2,...
‘By not speaking out, you become complicit:’ Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on energy and corruption in South Africa
André Marinus de Ruyter is a South African businessman who in December 2019 was appointed CEO of Eskom, South Africa’s largest state-owned electricity com...
Failures, Successes, and Challenges in Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing: Lessons from the Soviet Union, China, and Taiwan
Semiconductors are the technological backbone of modern electronics and, by extension, the global economy. The policies governing their production and distribut...
Analyzing Taiwan’s Readiness and Response to PRC Offensive Cyber Operations
Offensive cyber operations (OCOs) are a critical component of the PLA’s zero-sum “intelligentized” warfare strategy against Taiwan, which the Russian war in Ukr...
Africa and the Monopolization of GM Technology
Amid the Green Revolution of the mid-20th century and the growing voice of global actors, innovations across the agricultural sector gave hope to the idea of en...
Washington’s growing “crypto caucus”
As US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill was on the verge of passing Congress late last year, Republican Patrick McHenry from North Carolina t...