Category: International
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Palmer Faran on Ukraine Response: Echoes of the Past
The world was different then, no nuclear bombs, no television. Our excuse was that we didn’t know. (Although many did know.) Now we watch in real time. Buildings crumbling before our eyes, bodies in the street, a child’s shoe in the gutter. This is not a movie. What will be our excuse this time?
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Human controls, standards needed for artificial intelligence, experts say
Artificial intelligence is likely to transform the public sector by automating many government tasks—including making combat decisions. But, according to experts at a recent symposium held at Harvard University, this “over-the-horizon” technology can only guide and inform government leaders. There will always be a need for human decision making—and for clear ethical standards to prevent…
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Dick Pirozzolo Review: Power, Strategy, the US and the South China Sea
International communications expert Dick Pirozzolo reviews Great Powers, Grand Strategies, a new book urging that the United States play a strong diplomatic role in the Pacific and project naval power as a stalwart against China’s efforts to expand that nation’s influence worldwide.
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Queen makes surprise “appearance” at UK Consulate health care briefing
The Queen listens but doesn’t say much, joked Ann Avidon, Vice Consul, in setting up a cardboard photo at a recent health care event at the UK Consulate in Cambridge.