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Controlling the Narrative: Information, Image, and Influence in China’s Diplomacy w/ Maria Repnikova

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China’s influence abroad is often described as either attractive or coercive, but Maria Repnikova argues it is usually some of both. In Competing for Soft Power, she draws on fieldwork…

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Elijah Shoaf

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Globalized Populism w/ Pitman Potter

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Alice Liu

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The AI Paradox: Faster Development, Weaker Guardrails

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10/12/2026

The latest debate over artificial intelligence (or Super Intelligence, depending on whether you are a Trump fan or not) in the United States reveals a growing contradiction at the heart…

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Canada and Europe Are Not Building a New Bloc. They Are Rebalancing Vulnerability

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Asymmetric Entrapment: Geo-economic Exposure and the Limits of Cambodia’s Maneuver

Chhay Lim

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When the Subject is Grandmothers w/ Kate Zhou

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To explore new avenues of potential U.S.-China cooperation and address a looming domestic healthcare crisis, including a projected shortage of nearly 190,000 new registered nurses annually through 2032, the Monitor…

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