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As the world enters the 80th year of the nuclear age, @HerbLinCyber spoke with @Nature about his concerns that AI is reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation. ow.ly/qyzw50Wsiey
How is democracy holding up against populism and creeping authoritarianism around the world? Listen to @LarryDiamond and @McFaul on #WorldClassPodcast as they discuss trends in global democracy and how the U.S. fits into the bigger picture. 🎧 FULL EPISODE:…
How is U.S. strategy shifting, and what does that mean for alliances, tensions, and rivalries in the Middle East, Ukraine, China, and Europe? @ColinKahl joins @thomaswright08 and @londonvinjamuri on @ChicagoCouncil to discuss the shifting global system. ow.ly/nwl950Wt0xS
President Trump's position on Putin appears to be shifting, and that's a welcome development for U.S. interests and national security, writes @McFaul in @TIME. ow.ly/ecBm50Wt0zb
Are you subscribed to #WorldClassPodcast with @McFaul? Catch up on the latest episodes with @LarryDiamond, @arzandc, @JimGoldgeier, @didikuo1, @osmastro, and more, to learn about what's happening in the world, and why. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/BXis50WsXMc
In analysis for @lawfare, @StanfordCISAC's Jim Dempsey looks into what President Trump’s first executive order on cybersecurity ratifies, what it repeals, and what the administration has yet to address on cyber policy. ow.ly/XiFL50WsXeT
Data shows that wildfire smoke is now a nationwide problem, but research from @MarshallBBurke also shows that both individual behaviors and community action can substantially lower smoke exposure. ow.ly/M3uJ50Wsie7
📕 New book coming soon! 📕 INSTITUTIONAL GENES by @StanfordSCCEI's Chenggang Xu explores the origins and evolution of China's institutions and communist totalitarianism. Pre-order now from @CambridgeUP. ow.ly/L5H950WsibM
Is the recent change in tone from the White House toward Russia a real change in policy, or just a temporary spat between leaders? @McFaul joins @Slate's What Next podcast to share his perspectives. slate.com/podcasts/what-…
.@StanfordCISAC scholars join other members of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War to mark the 80th year of the nuclear age with a call to increase investments and cooperative research on the impacts of nuclear conflict. ow.ly/vRfr50Wrtqi
New insights into China's social credit system shows that government employees are rewarded and surveilled more intensely than ordinary citizens, while rural residents face more penalties and fewer rewards. 🇨🇳 Read more in the latest @StanfordSCCEI Brief: ow.ly/lABp50WrsmC
To win the AI race with China, @ColinKahl argues that the U.S. needs to not only integrate AI into national security and defense, but also into the education, energy, finance, health, logistics, and manufacturing sectors. Read more in @ForeignAffairs. ↘️ ow.ly/J3gl50WqLFQ
Have you listened to the latest episode of #WorldClassPodcast yet? @LarryDiamond joins @McFaul to discuss how the results of 2024's "Year of Elections" are playing out, and how the U.S. fits into global trends of democratic progress and regression. ow.ly/904p50WrsAb
Thinking about getting out to the wild this summer? @MarshallBBurke reminds adventurers to be aware of smoke pollution which can still have major impacts on respiratory health impacts miles, states, or even countries away from the source of the fire. ow.ly/XVoa50WqN8Y
"We need elected officials who see tech policy as central to their job, not a specialized niche. We need debates about AI that go beyond jargon to examine fundamental questions about power, justice and human agency." Read more from @MarietjeSchaake in @FT ow.ly/ynPs50WqL2h
In a new piece for @TIME, former ambassador @McFaul weighs in on President Trump's evolving posture towards #Russia and Vladimir Putin. ow.ly/azmG50WqRVq
Political polarization isn't inevitable, and research from @StanfordCDDRL's James Fishkin shows it can even be reversible. "Democracy does work as intended when people actually are civil and can sit down with one another," he tells @politico. ow.ly/S3G150WqlJY
🧵THREAD | @MarshallBBurke shares new research about apparent correlations between prescribed burns and reduced smoke pollution from wildfires. ↘️
Does prescribed burning reduce overall smoke from wildfire? We have 2 new papers that try to quantify this. Answer: each acre Rx burned generates at least 3x more reduction in future wildfire smoke than is emitted in the Rx burn. But can take years to realize benefits. 1/ 🧵
🎧 New #WorldClassPodcast episode! 🎧 @LarryDiamond and @McFaul compare how civic discourse and political institutions are holding up in democracies around the world, including in the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan. ow.ly/zJJz50WqkUO
