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How Many AI Regulators Has the Pope?

PRINCETON, May 28 (PS): Pope Leo XIV has now weighed in on the most pressing issue of our time: the advent of artificial intelligence and the recognition that humanity’s technological capability is advancing faster than the institutions designed to govern it. In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Leo warns that

The Gangster Logic of Trump’s Tariff Wars

Trump’s erratic behavior compounded the problem, as tariff rates were repeatedly announced, suspended, restored, and increased with little warning and

Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime

NEW DELHI, May 26 (AP): The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives Tuesday

Is Trump’s Iran War a Crime of Aggression?

Many commentators, including those on the right, have dubbed US President Donald Trump’s “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran “Operation Epic

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Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China May 23-26

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday to Tuesday for talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said, without

Iran Is Pressing Its Strategic Advantage

Iran is looking for an option that both costs its adversary and generates revenue for itself. Unable to match America’s

The Global Water Cycle Is Critical Infrastructure

As we look toward a more uncertain, insecure water future, it is incumbent on governments and financial institutions to ensure

AI’s Shadow Global Governance

WASHINGTON, DC—In The Three-Arched Bridge, the novelist Ismail Kadare tells the story of a bridge being built in medieval Arbëria (modern-day Albania,

Europe Is Losing the Energy-Security Battle to China

Europe still has time to catch up. But unless it matches its regulatory ambition with sustained investment, it will remain

Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz and…

Iran also wants the U.S. to end its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, said the two