From the headlines: “ A.I. Queries from Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race: Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, ...

Trump Has Killed ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ Over Taiwan (James Crabtree, Foreign Policy) It was once unclear how Washington would defend Taipei—now it’s doubtful it will help at all. The Laws of War Must ...

From the headlines: “ A.I. Queries from Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race: Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, ...

From the headlines: “ A.I. Queries from Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race: Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, ...

South Africa Is at Risk of Becoming a Mafia State ( Economist) An extraordinary public inquiry is confirming the country’s worst fears about organized crime.

Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. (Jonathan Swan, New York Times) The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as som ...

Rules Designed to Create Chaos (Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic) The Trump administration is hoping to put so many restrictions on mail-in balloting that people simply won’t be able to vote that way at ...

25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now? (Colin P. Clarke and Clara Broekaert, Foreign Policy) The counterterrorism community struggles with how technology might be applied to novel ...

Trump Loses the Other Strait (Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic) The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.

Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire (Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy) Failed wars are predictable, if you know what to look for. The Truth and the Lies About Islam in Europe ( Economist) Islam ...

After three years of war, the axis of resistance is no longer an axis. America’s War on Drug Smugglers at Sea Is Unlawful—and It Is Failing (Stephen Chamberlin, Leanne Lusk and Brian McNamara, Just ...

Is Traffic Through Hormuz Really Back to Normal? (Economist) America would like the world to think so as oil prices top $100 again. Israel’s Neglected Threat from Within (Dan Ben-David, Economist) ...