Global public debt has reached unprecedented levels and is projected to exceed 100% of global GDP by 2030, with rising interest rates and shrinking fiscal space compounding the risks. Yet the greater ...

At the same time, EU foreign policy must support governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that seek to fight radicalization. European leaders should fund programs that promote ...

In “Outside the Box,” we engage AI in what actually can take place like a conversation with an intelligent friend. We share ideas and challenge the standard explanations. AI is constantly evolving.

This strategy does not equate to appeasement. It insists on reciprocal action. Governments must meet defined benchmarks to access benefits. Trump’s approach highlights a broader shift in US policy: ...

Mozambique’s ruling party, Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), prevailed in a disputed election last year, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation. Protests have ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Do ...

Every US regime has had to play a difficult and decidedly ambiguous role concerning the sides to back in recent wars in multiple Middle East countries. Gary respects that ambiguity, which has ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. With ...

Early on in his papacy, both supporters and detractors called Pope Francis a liberal or even a socialist. Later, commentators called him everything from an “obstinate heretic” to “Putin’s Pope.” In ...

In former times, the color gray possessed a nobility it has largely lost in today’s technicolor world. Gray hair was a sign of maturity and wisdom. Reasoning that respected shades of gray signaled ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT with two goals: to better understand how AI “reasons” and to use its capacity to better understand how we humans reason. There’s a big difference, which ...

The decline of US public diplomacy efforts in Indonesia has created a vacuum that China may rapidly fill. The defunding of Voice of America (VOA) and the shutdown of the United States Agency for ...