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Tehran could run out of drinking water within two weeks, Iranian officials warned earlier this month. How did Iran get here? And how should states in similar situations move forward?

@ericlob.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Warning to Other Countries
Without addressing the worsening issue’s root causes, any mitigation efforts will likely fall short. States in similar situations should take note.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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China is betting on AI robots to achieve true AI dominance, write Scott Singer and Pavlo Zvenyhorodskyi. While the U.S. focuses on large language models, China hopes embodied AI can boost its economy and strengthen its competitiveness.

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Embodied AI: China’s Big Bet on Smart Robots
Beijing believes that true AI dominance will come from systems capable of autonomous operation in the physical world—AI-powered robotics, or embodied AI.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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There’s been a lot of internet outages lately, from AWS to Cloudflare. We know what caused these outages, but that’s not the biggest takeaway.

Aniket Panda explains how to see the bigger picture & protect information ecosystems, based on @lageneralista.ca's new book: youtube.com/shorts/D8PKd...
What's Up with All These Recent Internet Outages?
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November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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What does it mean for America to beat China in AI, and what will it take to do it? FSI's Colin Kahl joins @cchivvis.bsky.social on @carnegieendowment.org's Pivotal States podcast to discuss the technology race playing out between the two powers, and what it means for the world: ow.ly/wzAG50Xw6E9
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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With the U.S. pulling out of democracy support, leaders from Spain and the Americas have formed a new global initiative to protect democracy. But these leaders face challenges at home and abroad.

@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg explain: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The New Democracy Defenders
With U.S. democracy support receding, progressive leaders from Spain and Latin America have pioneered a global initiative to combat backsliding. Can it succeed?
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November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Some of the deals announced during MBS’s Washington visit last week were “less than meets the eye,” says @andrewleber.bsky.social.

The real benefit, for MBS, was reputational rehab. Andrew explains: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
MBS Wanted Status. Trump Wanted Deals.
Many of the agreements that came out of the crown prince’s Washington visit are less than meets the eye. But his reputational gains for making it back to the White House are significant.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Russia is testing missiles. The U.S. called for resuming nuclear testing. The New START arms control treaty is about to expire. Is a new arms race heating up?

@coreyah.bsky.social joins @jteurope.bsky.social and @jonatomic.bsky.social to discuss: www.cnas.org/publications...
Credibility and Capability: The Future of Nuclear Stability
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Saudi Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington yielded a few headline-grabbing deals. @andrewleber.bsky.social breaks down what changed – and what didn’t – for the U.S.-Saudi relationship this week: youtube.com/shorts/1pEJB...
Takeaways from MBS's Washington Visit
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Is the AI boom a bubble? Are Wall Street and Nvidia in an unhealthy relationship? And should ChatGPT be helping you do your taxes?

@edzitron.com weighed in on these questions and more with host Jon Bateman on this week's World Unpacked. Watch here: youtu.be/rvZwslBfJPw?...
AI’s Biggest Skeptic Sees a Bubble
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November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Many American executives and government officials paint China as the enemy. Chinese talent still drives American A.I. research. A crackdown on this collaboration could harm U.S. research efforts and companies’ edge in A.I.

Matt Sheehan explains in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research
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November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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China is holding a staggering number of trainings for police in countries around the world. Why?

@sheenagreitens.bsky.social and Cameron Waltz break down what’s going on – and what's in it for China: youtube.com/shorts/kFiSn...
China's Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint
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November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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While the 20-point White House peace plan for Gaza delivered a tenuous ceasefire, it’s not enough to bring durable peace – and any expectation that it will is “dangerously misplaced,” write Frederic Wehrey and Charles H. Johnson.

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How the Flaws of Trump’s Gaza Deal Prevent an Enduring Peace
The factors that enabled the U.S. president to hammer out the initial success now doom its long-term prospects.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Fights over the information environment are nothing new. And while conditions may have changed, the nature of the fight remains, more or less, the same.

@lageneralista.bsky.social broke down one example on last week’s World Unpacked with Jon Bateman: youtube.com/shorts/N9Icy...
2025 vs. 1625
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November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Sudan’s devastating civil war has killed nearly half a million people. Instrumental in that death toll is the use of drones, writes @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social, which regional powers deploy for leverage in Sudan and beyond.

Full article in @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/g...
‘Good Enough’ Drones Have Become Geopolitical Chips
In Sudan and elsewhere, regional powers have used the weapons for leverage.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Recent debates over whether the workplace is too “feminized” have caught a lot of online flak.

But the real story, says @carnegiedcg.bsky.social’s @saskiabr.bsky.social, is how anxiety over women’s advancement gets channeled into hostility towards women: youtube.com/shorts/7xMPf...
Why Are We Asking if Feminism Ruined the Workplace?
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November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Was really looking forward to this one - I really enjoyed this chat with Jon!
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As new technologies flood the information space, the battle for attention grows more intense. But while the technology is new, the battle isn't.

Jon Bateman sits down with @lageneralista.ca to discuss on today's World Unpacked.

Watch here: youtu.be/onyOAgVo97A?...
Why Information Refuses to Be Controlled
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November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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As new technologies flood the information space, the battle for attention grows more intense. But while the technology is new, the battle isn't.

Jon Bateman sits down with @lageneralista.ca to discuss on today's World Unpacked.

Watch here: youtu.be/onyOAgVo97A?...
Why Information Refuses to Be Controlled
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November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Ever wondered what a democracy scholar might keeps on their bookshelves?

Check out @carnegieendowment.org's new Office Hours with Tom Carothers to hear about artifacts that reflect democratic struggle from Romania to Haiti.
Carnegie Office Hours: Thomas Carothers
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November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Delighted to share a new @carnegieendowment.org report on China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint. Over 50 entities in China have provided training to at least 138 countries, forming a major pillar of Beijing’s drive to reshape global security:
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China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint
New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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From surveillance tech to police trainings, countries are buying what China is selling, and Beijing is “resetting standards around what security means,” says @sheenagreitens.bsky.social.

More in @economist.com: www.economist.com/internationa...
China’s creepiest export surge
Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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“A House of Dynamite,” writes George Perkovich, “shows us why everyone on earth must question the wisdom of granting a handful of leaders with nuclear buttons the power to kill everyone and every living thing on the planet."

What we can learn from the film: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
“A House of Dynamite” Shows Why No Leader Should Have a Nuclear Trigger
I’m a nuclear expert. The film’s illustration of powerlessness and choice was harrowing.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, China stepped in. Through its adaptive, flexible approach, Beijing can “quietly normalize relations with the Taliban” while avoiding overcommitment, writes M. Ramin Mansoori.

Full paper here: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
China’s Accommodation of Taliban 2.0
As both a neighboring country and a global power, China has been compelled to confront the reality of renewed Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Personal status law isn't just tradition or doctrine—it's deeply political, write @nerminallam.bsky.social and Baneen Al Qaraghuli. Egypt resists meaningful reforms to preserve patriarchy; Iraq adopts conservative reform to build legitimacy.

Full paper: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The Politics of Personal Status Law in Egypt and Iraq
Meaningful transformation in personal status law requires political will, sustained feminist advocacy, as well as a reimagining of legal authority with justice at its core.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Testing nuclear weapons by detonating warheads is like “nuking yourself in the foot,” writes @nuclear-jim.bsky.social. Trump can stop nuclear anarchy by testing in ways that don’t spark a global arms race or give away the U.S.’s data advantage.

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Trump Has an Out on Nuclear Testing. He Should Take It.
Sometimes good policy can be as simple as not nuking yourself in the foot.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Backlash against geoengineering & carbon removal is a new frontier for climate activism in the U.S., writes @milomcbride.bsky.social. The politics of weather control is mired in suspicion but reveals a deeper trend of declining trust in governance.

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Bipartisan Backlash Against Geoengineering and Carbon Removal in the United States
How the peculiar politics of controlling the weather and scrubbing carbon emissions into the earth are reshaping the U.S. climate scene.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM