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Escalation risks in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war
A game-theoretic assessment suggests the likeliest outcome is a war that gets worse without anyone quite deciding to make it so
Mar 23
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Minimal Threat of Digital Disruption by Violent Extremists Ahead of 7 January Elections in Bangladesh
January 2024
Jan 6, 2024
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The Great Rewiring
How Ukraine's war is unraveling the old world order and hastily stitching together a new one.
Oct 29, 2025
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When risks collide
The world's shocks are arriving together. Its institutions are not built for that.
May 1
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The AI Paradox: Why Emerging Economies May Win by Not Racing
Lacking chips and cash, poor countries may leapfrog rich ones by training small models on local knowledge
Oct 12, 2025
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The chokepoint economy
The world's chokepoints were always fragile. It took a war in Iran to remind everyone.
Apr 1
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Disorder, Inc.
The rules-based order is fraying. What comes next is up for grabs
Jan 15
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Too Big to Secure
Why China’s smaller, sovereign AI may outlast America’s hyperscale dreams
Nov 10, 2025
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Alberta's separatist surge is a test of Canadian survival
A separatist petition in Alberta has become a test of American intentions, Canadian cohesion, and the unfinished business of Indigenous treaties
Apr 9
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The Cryptocurrency Economy Has a Quantum Problem
Digital currencies have become the de facto banking system for the unbanked, the sanctioned, and the stateless; Google's research published today…
Apr 2
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Canada's Energy Crossroads
Can a nation sitting on energy riches still find itself powerless?
Mar 31, 2025
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Outsourcing Cyber War
America wants to give private companies the authority to hack back. That's a dangerous idea.
Dec 17, 2025
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