Intersections

Brazil’s Digital Sovereignty Is Under Attack: How Courts, Platforms, and Constitutional Law Are Redefining Democracy Online (Sahasranshu Dash and Ana Tereza Duarte Lima de...

On July 30, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing additional tariffs on Brazilian goods, raising the total rate to 50...

AI Hallucinations in the Legal Field: Present Experiences, Future Considerations (Debajyoti Chakravarty – Observer Research Foundation)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) hallucinations refer to instances where AI systems generate outputs that are factually incorrect, misleading, or fabricated, often with a convincing degree...

India as a Blueprint for Africa’s Digital Public Infrastructure (Ananyaa Mehta – Observer Research Foundation)

In recent years, Africa has shown a growing interest in the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) through continental-level efforts, such as the Digital...

Why Defunding mRNA Vaccine Research Is a Catastrophic Mistake (Belfer Center)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to terminate nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is a dangerous reversal of scientific progress...

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh (UN News)

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is...

Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities (UN News)

In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the...

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...

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