American Greatness and Decline
Feb 1, 2024Joseph S. Nye warns that populist nationalism at home is by far the greatest threat to U.S. power.
View ArticleWhy California and Oregon Broke With the CDC
Feb 4, 2024Juliette Kayyem writes that two blue states acknowledge that health precautions need to be balanced with other priorities.
View ArticleRussia Suspends Funding for the Arctic Council: Wake Up Call NOT Death Knell
Feb 15, 2024Russia’s announcement demonstrates that they want real cooperation through the Arctic Council and not just the symbolic fig leaf that the Council is at risk of becoming, says Jennifer Spence.
View ArticleThe Future of Arctic Council Innovation: Charting A Course for Working-Level...
Feb 20, 2024This report is based on insights from a two-day workshop hosted by the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative in collaboration with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the Center for Ocean Governance...
View ArticleWhen Ukraine Set Course for Europe
Feb 20, 2024Mariana Budjeryn reflects on the tenth anniversary of her native Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity.
View ArticleWhy the Arctic - and Russia's Role in It - Matters
Feb 23, 2024The Arctic may seem distant and disconnected from the lives of many people. However, this region plays a crucial role in the functioning of our planet and deserves our attention and care....
View ArticleHow the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Feb 27, 2024AI has been billed as a new frontier: an expanse whose exploration will drive the next era of wealth and human flourishing. Yet, time and again, its big-tech owners have used the...
View ArticleCooperation, Stability, and Security in the Arctic: Strategies for Moving...
Mar 1, 2024Jennifer Spence and Sara Olsvig adress the question of how Arctic states can engage Russia in the shared pursuit of pan-Arctic security, stability, and cooperation, while still holding it to...
View ArticleHow Public AI Can Strengthen Democracy
Mar 4, 2024Just three Big Tech firms control two-thirds of the global market for cloud computing resources used to develop AI models. This centralization results in AI systems designed to serve...
View ArticleIs Nuclear Proliferation Back?
Mar 5, 2024Joseph Nye considers lessons from his own work on preventing the spread of nuclear technology in the 1970s.
View ArticleTo Enhance National Security, the Biden Administration Will Have to Trim an...
Mar 13, 2024David Kearn argues that even in the absence of restrictive resource and budgetary constraints, a focus on identifying and achieving concrete objectives that will position the United States...
View ArticleLet’s Not Make the Same Mistakes with AI That We Made with Social Media
Mar 13, 2024Social media’s unregulated evolution over the past decade holds a lot of lessons that apply directly to AI companies and technologies.
View ArticleArctic Climate Science: A Way Forward for Cooperation through the Arctic...
Mar 18, 2024This report is based on insights from a two-day workshop hosted by the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative in collaboration with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the Center for Ocean Governance...
View ArticleThe United States Has Less Leverage Over Israel Than You Think
Mar 21, 2024Stephen Walt analyzes the foundations of U.S. influence over Israel—and the lack of it.
View ArticleThe Aftermath of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Mar 26, 2024Juliette Kayyem asks: What would happen if a major piece of our infrastructure disappeared in the dark? How do we respond to what could be a lengthy disruption to a lifeline of the region's...
View ArticleShould the West Engage with Russia on Science and Conversation While the War...
Mar 28, 2024Confronted by the accelerating climate crisis, Western governments, NGOs, and academia are grappling with a difficult question: Should the West engage with Russia on science and...
View ArticleTransboundary Arctic Issues at Stake
Mar 28, 2024Many issues in the Arctic are transboundary in nature and cannot be solved at the national level. A study group, led by Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow Margaret Williams, examined several...
View ArticleThe Government Isn't Ready for the Violence Trump Might Unleash
Apr 7, 2024Juliette Kayyem argues that the Biden administration should lay out transparent plans to safeguard the electoral process no matter who is ultimately sworn in.
View ArticleAmerica Fueled the Fire in the Middle East
Apr 15, 2024Stephen Walt argues that the tragic irony is that the individuals and organizations in the United States that have been the most ardent in shielding Israel from criticism and pushing one...
View ArticleArctic Initiative Highlights from Arctic Encounter Symposium 2024
Apr 17, 2024From climate science to healthcare to waste management, read on for key takeaways from our team’s activities at Arctic Encounter Symposium 2024 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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