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U.S. military modernization depends on materials that rarely appear in strategy debates but quietly determine what can be built, fielded, and sustained...
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What an AI score can tell us—and what a deployment decision still requires
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The internet’s lessons for AI call for scrutiny, not certainty
Article
Accountability matters most where technical choices become human consequences
Memo
The U.S. debt has quietly soared past $36 trillion. What caused it, what could it break - and can it be fixed before it bursts?
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Sovereign Citizens reject U.S. laws and government authority, using pseudolegal tactics that often lead to disruption and sometimes violence.
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The post-Cold War nonproliferation order is unraveling, replaced by an era of strategic entropy—a condition where deterrence dynamics are no longer predictable, alliances are no longer immutable, and nuclear restraint is no longer assured.
Opinion
How to recognise consequential automated choices—and ask better questions about them
Review
Malicious actors, including terrorist organizations, may exploit fire as a low-cost, high-impact weapon designed to destabilize regions, overwhelm emergency resources, and disrupt economies.
Review
What the January 2025 release challenged—and what it did not establish
Opinion
Turning critical-software risk research into a bounded, accountable implementation plan
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Opinion
AI makes organized deception easier to produce. Its strategic effects depend on whether it reaches audiences, changes beliefs, or influences behavior—and policy must account for that distinction.
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