Intersections

The world court tightens the tap on fossil fuels (Melanie Pill, Meg Keen – Lowy The Interpreter)

After months of anticipation, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an advisory opinion on climate change – confirming the obligation of countries...

How Tariffs Could Derail the United States’ $3 Trillion AI Buildout (Philip Luck – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

On Wednesday, Trump proposed a 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that could raise the cost of AI servers by as much as 75 percent,...

Opportunities to Strengthen U.S. Biosecurity from AI-Enabled Bioterrorism: What Policymakers Should Know (Georgia Adamson and Gregory C. Allen – Center for Strategic & International...

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology presents incredible opportunities to accelerate scientific discovery and improve global health—opportunities that the United States must...

Battle of the currencies: The dollar versus digital (Stephen Grenville – Lowy The Interpreter)

The US dollar’s role as pre-eminent global currency is under pressure. Enthusiasts of BRICS (the grouping of economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China...

Australia risks wasting its solar superpower status (Clare Caldwell – Lowy The Interpreter)

As statistics go, this is a good one: Australia could generate enough electricity to satisfy the needs of the entire world by covering just...

In cybersecurity, people are the weak point (Annie-Mei Forster and Saja English – ASPI The Strategist)

While cybersecurity professionals often focus on firewalls, encryption and software vulnerabilities, the real battleground is human psychology. While organisations remain fixated on digital defences,...

Nuclear weapons hang in a complex balance (Euan Graham – ASPI The Strategist)

On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, there is renewed focus on nuclear weapons in international security. China and other nuclear-armed...

Rethinking Cyber Deterrence in a Multipolar World (Louise Marie Hurel and Gareth Mott – RUSI)

Geopolitical tensions in cyberspace are escalating. There is an urgent need to reassess how the cyber domain can support broader deterrence strategies. However, the...

With Nonprofits Under Pressure, Boards Must Step Up on Tech Now (Tech Policy Press)

We don’t need another piece reminding nonprofit leaders that tech matters. Nonprofit CEOs know that digital systems shape service delivery, fundraising, and security; boards...

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