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(Artificial Intelligence) Rethinking the artificial intelligence race (ORF)

MICHAEL DEPP Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword in technology in both civilian and military contexts. https://www.orfonline.org/research/rethinking-the-artificial-intelligence-race/

(India) Jaishankar reaches out to Delhi’s Indian Ocean Partners (ORF)

RAJESWARI PILLAI RAJAGOPALAN Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar paid recent visits to the Maldives and Mauritius. https://www.orfonline.org/research/jaishankar-reaches-out-to-delhis-indian-ocean-partners/

(Malaysia) Volatile politics risks undermining Malaysia’s top courts (East Asia Forum)

Björn Dressel, ANU On 19 February 2021, Malaysia’s Federal Court found respected news outlet Malaysiakini guilty of contempt of court for five comments by readers deemed critical of...

(China/Taiwan) Mainland China is in no position to take Taiwan by force (East Asia Forum)

Cui Lei, China Institute of International Studies The situation across the Taiwan Strait has seemed to be on the brink of crisis since 2018. Beijing...

(China) How Developed Is China’s Arms Industry? (China Power, CSIS)

Possessing a highly developed defense industrial base is a prerequisite to becoming a leading military power. While China is already the world’s second largest arms producer,...

(Pandemic) John-Arne Røttingen: On the Front Lines of Pandemic Diplomacy (CSIS)

Katherine E. Bliss This month we were joined by Norway’s Ambassador for global health John-Arne Rottingen on his ‘virtual visit’ to Washington D.C. As co-chair of the...

(China) China’s Opaque Shipyards Should Raise Red Flags for Foreign Companies (CSIS)

Matthew P. Funaiole, Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart Seaborne trade is the lifeblood of the global economy. Around 80 percent of trade in goods is transported by...

(Space) Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space: Protecting Space Systems from Counterspace Weapons (CSIS)

Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Makena Young The proliferation of counterspace weapons across the globe often calls into question what can be done to best protect...

(USA) How the rise of ‘citizen voice’ increased infrastructure costs: My long-read Q&A with Leah Brooks (AEI)

James Pethokoukis The cost of building interstate highways almost tripled between 1960 and 1980. Why was this the case? And is it possible for the...

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