North Africa Weekly: September 24, 2025

…Hear directly from experts, regional voices, and thought leaders shaping North Africa’s future. Google’s Managing Director for Africa on Digital Transformation Google announced four new African hubs to connect subsea…

AI Race: The Promise and Perils of Techno-Utopians

…2023 reboot, the “Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” the venture capitalist argues that all problems, natural and technological, can be solved with more technology. This mindset ignited a fierce backlash in 2018, sparked…

Taiwan Security Brief: 2020

…traveled to Taiwan in April 2014. Since first taking office in May 2016, President Tsai has made more than a handful of overseas trips, including visits to the U.S. National…

Avoiding Incidents at Sea between India and China

…https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/chinas-a2ad-challenge-in-the-south-china-sea-securing-the-air-from-the-ground/; and Anthony H. Cordesman and Joseph Kendall, “How China Plans to Utilize Space for A2/AD in the Pacific,” The National Interest, August 17, 2016, https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-china-plans-utilize-space-a2-ad-the-pacific-17383. [xv] Michael R. Gordon…