In the first piece of a two-part series, Vanda Felbab-Brown unpacks recent events in Niger, including Russia and China’s official postures, the Biden administration’s response, and what may happen next. She warns that for the West, avoiding a bitter tradeoff between commitment to democracy versus security and strategic interests will be increasingly difficult.
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit ridership still has not recovered in major U.S. transit systems. DW Rowlands and Tracy Hadden Loh highlight the essential role of these systems and argue that transit agencies should focus on public transportation that supports all kinds of trips, not just work commutes.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are enabling new kinds of disinformation, raising serious concerns from the public and private sector alike. While a number of U.S. lawmakers have announced AI legislation to protect democracy, these efforts could actually end up jeopardizing democracy abroad, Bhaskar Chakravorti writes.
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