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South Korea’s APEC Moment

Seoul is aiming to advance its regional governance in an era of competition—and trying to get other middle powers to follow its lead.

· October 30, 2025
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We Now Know What Caused the AWS Outage. That’s Not the Most Important Takeaway.
· October 30, 2025
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For ASEAN Members, Trump’s Bilateral Trade Deals May Be the Least-Worst Option
  • Barbara Weisel
· October 27, 2025
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Humans Think They Can Control the Climate Thermostat. That’s a Problem for Climate Policy.
  • Noah Gordon ​​​​
· October 23, 2025
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Why Morocco’s Gen Z Protests Aren’t a Second Arab Spring
· October 21, 2025
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California Just Passed the First U.S. Frontier AI Law. Here’s What It Does.
· October 16, 2025
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