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There is a particular kind of American confidence that shows up whenever a new technology promises military advantage: build first, ask questions later. That
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Is the Pentagon Building an AI Empire on Land it Can’t Power?
There is a particular kind of American confidence that shows up whenever a new technology promises military advantage: build first, ask questions later. That
The Hands That Make the World: Why Craft Traditions Deserve a Future
Somewhere in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a woman is dyeing wool. In Agra, India, an artisan bends over a sliver of marble
Winning the AI Race Requires Knowing What Winning Actually Means
There is a version of American China policy in which the White House punishes Beijing’s AI champions, protects Silicon Valley’s dominance, and still lets
A Dress Rehearsal for Disaster?
OpenAI’s “rogue AI” cyberattack on Hugging Face is less a sci‑fi glitch than a policy failure: we are letting companies weapon‑test frontier models without
The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression
For decades, Pakistan has asked the world to view its troubles through a single lens: an existential rivalry with India that supposedly explains everything
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