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The Failure of Constructive Collective Action When We Need It Most

Posted Aug 15, 2024| by Seán M. Cleary, FutureWorld Foundation

The war in Ukraine, after President Putin’s invasion on 24 February 2022, violated Article 2 of the UN Charter, as well as peremptory rules of public international law. It also represents a failure by the states and international organizations that opposed Mr. Putin’s illegal act... Read More

While de-escalation of the Ukraine War seems near – it is unclear what sustained peace in the region will look like.

Posted on Aug 15, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Stimson Center

In a June 27 presidential debate, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made clear his intention to end the Russo-Ukraine War between the November election date and January inauguration. Nearly a month later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has alluded to an end of “the hot stage... Read More

Spark & Sustain: How all of the World’s School Systems can Improve Learning at Scale

Posted on Aug 27, 2024 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by McKinsey&Company

More than 90 percent of children live in countries where average educational outcomes are below poor, poor, or fair. In their McKinsey report Jake Bryant, Felipe Child, Ezgi Demirdag, and Emma Dorn suggest that many of these countries have not taken international assessments, but more... Read More

Safeguarding Subsea Cables: Protecting Cyber Infrastructure amid Great Power Competition

Posted on Aug 26, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Center for Strategic and International Studies

The roughly 600 cables currently operational or planned worldwide, spanning approximately 1.2 million kilometers, are the world’s information superhighways and provide the high-bandwidth connections necessary to support the rise of cloud computing and integrated 5G networks, transmitting everything from streaming videos and financial transactions to... Read More

National Security Decisions for the Next President

Posted on Aug 27, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by National Institute for Public Policy

The next U.S. President will inherit a mismatch between the national security objectives (ends), courses of action (ways), and resources (means) to protect and advance U.S. interests, including Washington’s support commitments to allies and partners. In this article by the National Institute for Public Policy... Read More

The Real Schism in the Israel–Hamas Ceasefire Talks is about who Decides Gaza’s Future

Posted on Aug 29, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Chatham House

Notwithstanding disputes over the ‘phasing’ of troop withdrawals and a hostage-prisoner exchange, the core divergence in the negotiations centres on what will happen to Gaza after a ceasefire. Amjad Iraqi of the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme suggests that it is here... Read More

Perspectives of Traditional Religions on Positive AI Futures

Posted on Aug 26, 2024 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Future of Life Institute

Most of the world - approximately 84 percent of the population - believes in or subscribes to what might be called a traditional religion. Despite this, the perspectives of world religions on AI are largely absent from strategic AI discussions. An initiative by the Future... Read More