Trump and Ishiba Meet for the First Time—What Comes Next?
On February 7, President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office for the first time after both were elected to lead their respective countries. Ishiba, the second foreign leader to meet with President Trump in the Oval Office, participated in a summit that reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the two countries’ commitment […]
Unpacking the AI Action Summit: The Future of AI Governance and the Global Digital Compact
The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, planned for 10 and 11 February 2025 in Paris, seeks (among other objectives) to forge an international consensus on a common foundation for global AI governance. This collaborative effort aims to construct a unified global architecture that harmonizes existing initiatives and promotes: Given that the AI Action Summit’s “Global AI […]
Atoms and Algorithms: A View from the Regulator
The nuclear energy sector generates vast amounts of data and has been slow to adopt new technologies, traditionally relying on proven methods rather than pushing for disruptive innovation. On the other hand, AI technologies—like machine learning, large language models, and computer vision—can potentially provide significant economic and technical advantages for nuclear energy. However, their novel, […]
Naval Competition in the Indian Ocean Region
Please join us for an expert discussion on strategic competition at sea and its impact on competition between China, India, and Pakistan as we launch our new, free online course: Naval Competition in the Indian Ocean Region. A panel of regional experts will assess the role that naval competition plays across the Indian Ocean Region today […]
Women and Atrocity Prevention
A look at the role of women in atrocity prevention efforts through two different lenses Description: Professor Marie Berry of the University of Denver discusses her work on women as peacebuilders in the aftermath of large-scale violence and Professor Rajaa Altalli, recently of Seton Hall University, talks about her work as Co-founder of the Center for […]
The Limits of Influence: The Challenge of Translating Security Cooperation Into Leverage
In an age of strategic competition, where policymakers are increasingly concerned about wooing or losing allies, the influence value of security cooperation and assistance has taken on even more importance and has been used as justification for arms engagements with a number of high-risk partners. But a new report from the Department of State’s International […]
The U.S.-Japan Alliance for the Future
The United States and Japan both will start 2025 with new leaders at helm. As the world faces multi-faceted geostrategic challenges, the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance, not only as one of the most critical bilateral alliances for the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific but also as the cornerstone of minilateral and multilateral security partnerships around the […]
Foreign Policy for Turbulent Times: A Conversation with Stephen Heintz, President and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
We are living in an age of exceptional complexity and turbulence. But the institutions that have guided international relations and global problem solving since the mid-20th century are no longer capable of addressing the challenges of the new millennium, says Stephen Heintz, President and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, in his report, A Logic […]