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The Case for an African Payments Union: Lessons from the European Experience

The realities of the global financial system make it nigh impossible for African governments to deliver employment and growth amid social and political instability and when financing is needed to transition away from fossil fuels.

  • Ann Pettifor
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Will Major Cities Continue to Shape Global Economic Governance?

Global cities have played a central role in the era of neoliberal economic governance, but there are several signs that this role is under strain or perhaps even coming to an end.

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Can Democracy Survive the Disruptive Power of AI?

AI models enable malicious actors to manipulate information and disrupt electoral processes, threatening democracies. Tackling these challenges requires a comprehensive approach that combines technical solutions and societal efforts.

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Civic Activism in an Intensifying Climate Crisis
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Civic Activism in an Intensifying Climate Crisis

To address the deepening climate crisis, climate activism is employing a wider variety of tactics and aiming at a broader set of goals. In response, the movement faces stronger repression and civic backlash against climate action.

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Will Major Cities Continue to Shape Global Economic Governance?

Global cities have played a central role in the era of neoliberal economic governance, but there are several signs that this role is under strain or perhaps even coming to an end.

· December 19, 2024
A customer is served at the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) in Nairobi on January 24, 2018.
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The Case for an African Payments Union: Lessons from the European Experience

The realities of the global financial system make it nigh impossible for African governments to deliver employment and growth amid social and political instability and when financing is needed to transition away from fossil fuels.

  • Ann Pettifor
· December 19, 2024
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Subsea Communication Cables in Southeast Asia: A Comprehensive Approach Is Needed

By treating undersea cables as critical infrastructure, Southeast Asian stakeholders can better manage geopolitical, environmental, and more conventional risks threatening cable resilience.

· December 18, 2024
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Can Democracy Survive the Disruptive Power of AI?

AI models enable malicious actors to manipulate information and disrupt electoral processes, threatening democracies. Tackling these challenges requires a comprehensive approach that combines technical solutions and societal efforts.

· December 18, 2024
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Toward a Cleaner, Smarter USMCA

Renewal negotiations offer the best—maybe the only—path to strengthening North America's clean energy supply chain.

  • Headshot of C.J. Mahoney in front of a U.S. flag.
· December 17, 2024
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Developing AI Risk Management With the Same Ambition and Urgency as AI Products

AI is a rapidly developing industry where pragmatism and dynamism are key. An approach prioritizing early release and iteration may be the best hope to reduce risk at a satisfactory pace.

· December 16, 2024
This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship "Ile de Brehat" off the shore of Helsinki, Finland.
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Securing Europe’s Subsea Data Cables

As the contest between China and the United States ramps up and Russia becomes ever more emboldened in its attacks on European infrastructure, Europeans must invest more to leverage their existing advantages in this realm and protect the competitiveness, resilience, and security of their subsea cable infrastructure.

· December 16, 2024
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The AI Export Dilemma: Three Competing Visions for U.S. Strategy

As cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology proliferates worldwide, U.S. policymakers will need to figure out how to leverage first-mover advantages and reconcile national security pressures with economic constraints.

· December 13, 2024
A wind turbine factory worker is seen as US President Joe Biden tours CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, on November 29, 2023.
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Focusing Industrial Strategy: Which Clean Energy Supply Chains Should Have Priority?

The world is being defined by global value chains, fierce competition, and limited public resources. Must the United States compete in all areas and domains?

· December 12, 2024
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Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World

Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.

· December 12, 2024