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juancole 路 Sep 16, 2026AI ETHICS AND GOVERNANCEConfronting AI Challenge requires Int鈥檒 Cooperation, including China鈥檚Instead of approaching A.I. safety as a zero-sum game to beat China, multiple perspectives, including China鈥檚, should shape policy
juancole 路 Sep 16, 2026GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSWar, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything (As Far as Washington Is Concerned)My country is once again fighting a distant war for reasons that, at best, make no sense whatsoever to me, and at worst are simply horrificUNITED STATESRUSSIADONALD TRUMP
juancole 路 Sep 16, 2026GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSIran鈥檚 Threat to cut undersea cables in Hormuz a serious Threat to Gulf聽StatesWith that web of connections the Strait of Hormuzhas taken on a new significance as a choke point for global undersea infrastructureOMANBAHRAINMICROSOFTMETA
juancole 路 Sep 15, 2026MILITARY AND DEFENSEPentagon Iran War Report admits to Worst Drubbing since VietnamUSCENTCOM reported that Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases during the conflictUAEBAHRAINPENTAGON
juancole 路 Sep 15, 2026GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSRHouthi Control of Red Sea Oil Chokepoint exposes deep Divisions in聽BricsWhether Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz reopen will be settled in Tehran, in Washington, and in the marine insurance market in LondonUAEUSUNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMSTEFAN WOLFF