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From Iran to China: Using Social Data to Detect Authoritarian Decline

From Tehran to Beijing, subtle shifts in language reveal cracks in authoritarian control. A new paradigm to detect decline via natural language processing tools has allowed us to track the whispers of discontent.

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DeepSeek’s AI is cheap. Is this a game-changer for African startups?

Catherine Nzuki is joined by Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo, a fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation in the Governance Studies program at Brookings and a recent computer science Ph.D. graduate from Cornell University.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — February 20, 2025

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Moving Beyond the Regulation/Deregulation Trap

When it comes to good governance and good business, the regulation/deregulation dichotomy often misleadingly oversimplifies the issue. Innovation frequently thrives in the presence of clear and predictable regulatory frameworks that can both protect investments and serve the public interest.

Blog Post by Julie Heng — February 20, 2025

Calculating the Cost-Effectiveness of Russia’s Drone Strikes

As Ukraine devises ingenious ways to defend its population from Russia’s precision aerial bombardment, Russia’s Shahed one-way attack drones continue to operate with a cruel logic of attrition.

Commentary by Neil Hollenbeck, Muhammed Hamza Altaf, Faith Avila, Javier Ramirez, Anurag Sharma, and Benjamin Jensen — February 19, 2025

France’s AI Action Summit

Laura Caroli explores how the Paris AI Action Summit differs from past meetings, what was agreed upon, and who signed the final declaration. With insights on Vice President JD Vance’s remarks and Europe’s AI future, has AI safety truly faded from the agenda?

Critical Questions by Laura Caroli — February 14, 2025

DeepSeek: A Problem or an Opportunity for Europe?

Is DeepSeek a game-changer or a threat to Europe’s AI ambitions? As China pushes forward with its latest LLM, Europe faces tough questions on innovation, competition, and digital sovereignty. Laura Caroli explores the implications, good and bad, for Europe’s AI future.

Report by Laura Caroli — February 14, 2025

The First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets

Washington is at a pivot point on how government does business. That pivot must be away from old, buggy, patchworked IT and toward a modern IT system that is secure and ready for the AI revolution. The first step in the change will be to upend how the government funds IT.

Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2025