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The Age of Depopulation: Surviving a World Gone Gray

Posted Oct 15, 2024| by Foreign Affairs

For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline – but due to choices made by people, not by diseases, suggests Nicholas Eberstadt in his article in Foreign Affairs. Net mortality -when societies experience more deaths than births... Read More

BRICS Expansion, the G20, and the Future of World Order

Posted on Oct 15, 2024 | in category: Improving global governance | by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Stewart Patrick argues in this article by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace that while the risks of adversarial alignment are real, they should be kept in perspective. Rather than a frontal assault on the existing global order, the ultimate impact of BRICS+ is likely... Read More

Leading with Artificial Intelligence – Insights for U.S. Civilian and Military Leaders on Strengthening the AI Workforce

Posted on Oct 09, 2024 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by Rand Corporation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to significantly affect the U.S. workforce – both civilian and military personnel – through job displacement, augmentation, and the need for widespread upskilling. Many federal agencies and U.S. Department of Defense entities have published AI guidance documents. Congress is also... Read More

Acceding Countries’ Gradual Integration into the EU Single Market - Prerequisites, Opportunities and Hurdles

Posted on Oct 10, 2024 | in category: Improving global governance | by German Institute for International and Security Affairs

The link between better governance and professional public administration on the one hand, and access to the single market and its economic benefits on the other. must be at the centre of accession negotiations and association relations. Peter Becker and Barbara Lippert suggest in their... Read More

How Private Intelligence Companies Became the New Spymasters

Posted on Oct 02, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Engelsberg Ideas

This article by Engelsberg Ideas contains contributions from EI writers on developments in the world of spycraft. Shashank Joshi describes how private intelligence companies are competing with state agencies and transforming the age-old craft of espionage into a high-stakes technological arms race. “The paradox is... Read More

A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts

Posted on Oct 10, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by RAND

One year ago on October 7, Hamas fighters poured across the Gaza border in an attack that left 1,200 Israelis dead. By the end of September 2024, Israel's counterattack into Gaza had killed more than 41,000. The Middle East seems to be on the verge... Read More

Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

Posted on Oct 14, 2024 | in category: Reducing poverty and improving equity | by Project Syndicate

Reducing global poverty requires greater openness and fewer trade barriers. The global economy’s fragmentation, fueled by geopolitical tensions and populist politicians pushing for trade restrictions, poses a serious threat to the economic prospects of the world’s poorest countries, suggests Kenneth Rogoff in his article for... Read More