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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

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

The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order

However disruptive the UAE’s departure from OPEC may be to oil markets, lower prices and greater volatility are ultimately manageable.

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

American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem

Israeli officials would say that this was a defensive maneuver because the Democrats were drifting away from Israel. But this

Is the Iran War America’s Suez or Its Gallipoli?

None of these developments spell the dollar’s decline per se. Indeed, several BRICS+ countries increased their dollar reserves while also dallying