Science & Technology
Countering AI-Driven Disinformation: An International Synthetic Media Disclosure Agreement
Few technological developments have reshaped society as profoundly as the rise of generative AI over the past decade. These systems have reshaped how people...
Developments Under PAROS: Securing Outer Space
Over the past few years, states have increased their use of satellite technology in the military sphere, as it has high strategic value in...
Silicon Valley’s New Diplomacy: When Platforms Become Foreign Policy Players
For much of modern history, diplomacy had been the exclusive business of states. Governments answerable to citizens or institutions negotiated treaties, passed messages through...
Caught in the AI crossfire: How Latin American and other Middle Powers could lose the race they never joined
The language of an AI race suggests a sprint between two or three giants, but the most consequential politics may unfold in the space...
Human or Bot? Who’s Really on the Other Side?
From what one should eat to what one should say, AI chatbots on your phone have the final say. The choice of bots, though,...
The AI Revolution Is Reshaping the World. Why Isn’t Africa at the Table?
A Continent at the Edge of a New Divide
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the organizing principle of global power, yet Africa—the world’s youngest continent...
Humanoid Robots Headline China’s Lunar New Year Gala
China used its most-watched television broadcast, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, to showcase humanoid robotics as a symbol of national technological advancement and industrial...
Rare Earth Minerals: What They Are and Why They Matter
In February 2025, U. S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in Ukraine providing the U. S. with rare earths in exchange for financial support...
Musk vs. Bezos, China in the mirror: A strategic analysis of the new moon race
The competition in the space race between U. S. billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, is intensifying. SpaceX, led by Musk, is planning to...
Reverse Brain Drain: How China Is Recruiting the World’s Talents
China's talent program is a comprehensive Chinese government strategy to attract foreign and expatriate scientists, researchers, and experts, particularly in the fields of science...