Geopolitics
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Smart reads on world politics from respected sources. Curated by a human.
Dystopian but necessary:
“To protect against AI-generated voice cloning, election officials should establish practices… One common low-tech best practice involves incorporating private passphrases known to election officials and which change on specified time intervals.” @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
“To protect against AI-generated voice cloning, election officials should establish practices… One common low-tech best practice involves incorporating private passphrases known to election officials and which change on specified time intervals.” @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
Artificial Intelligence’s Threat to Democracy
How to safeguard U.S. elections from AI-powered misinformation and cyberattacks.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Dystopian but necessary:
“To protect against AI-generated voice cloning, election officials should establish practices… One common low-tech best practice involves incorporating private passphrases known to election officials and which change on specified time intervals.” @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
“To protect against AI-generated voice cloning, election officials should establish practices… One common low-tech best practice involves incorporating private passphrases known to election officials and which change on specified time intervals.” @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
End of the year book lists are the best part of the season. If you have a list or book you want to share, please add it here!
The Best of Books 2023
This year’s top picks from Foreign Affairs’ editors and reviewers.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 19, 2023 at 1:43 AM
End of the year book lists are the best part of the season. If you have a list or book you want to share, please add it here!
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Henry Kissinger, a foreign policy thinker and statesman whose influence rivaled that of presidents, has died at 100.
Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped Nation’s Cold War History
The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2023 at 2:19 AM
Henry Kissinger, a foreign policy thinker and statesman whose influence rivaled that of presidents, has died at 100.
“…Information, on the other hand, is centrifugal, with very destructive effects on social cohesion. If we want to comprehend what kind of society we are living in, we need to understand the nature of information.” From this interview with philosopher Byung-Chul Han
www.noemamag.com/all-that-is-...
www.noemamag.com/all-that-is-...
All That Is Solid Melts Into Information | NOEMA
The torrent of accelerated time without narrative is disorienting our society and fragmenting community, says philosopher Byung-Chul Han. Art can help put the pieces back together.
www.noemamag.com
November 26, 2023 at 9:27 PM
“…Information, on the other hand, is centrifugal, with very destructive effects on social cohesion. If we want to comprehend what kind of society we are living in, we need to understand the nature of information.” From this interview with philosopher Byung-Chul Han
www.noemamag.com/all-that-is-...
www.noemamag.com/all-that-is-...
An excellent read on Foreign Affairs, which also appeared on Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver over
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
November 16, 2023 at 8:57 PM
An excellent read on Foreign Affairs, which also appeared on Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver over
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
“The growing tendency of artists to pronounce on everything from microaggressions to macropolitics shows that we need a fundamentally different understanding of the role played by artists and their institutions.” —Nina Power on the role of Art in a time of war
compactmag.com/article/the-...
compactmag.com/article/the-...
The Fog of Art
Compact Magazine, a radical American journal
compactmag.com
November 2, 2023 at 10:34 PM
“The growing tendency of artists to pronounce on everything from microaggressions to macropolitics shows that we need a fundamentally different understanding of the role played by artists and their institutions.” —Nina Power on the role of Art in a time of war
compactmag.com/article/the-...
compactmag.com/article/the-...
This by Keren Yarhi-Milo on “Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things” is stellar
“All leaders, after all, think their theories, ideas, and choices are consistent, logical, and well supported—and there is rarely an objective test that can prove otherwise.”
[paywall-free] @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
“All leaders, after all, think their theories, ideas, and choices are consistent, logical, and well supported—and there is rarely an objective test that can prove otherwise.”
[paywall-free] @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things
Is foreign policy rational?
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 26, 2023 at 11:08 PM
This by Keren Yarhi-Milo on “Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things” is stellar
“All leaders, after all, think their theories, ideas, and choices are consistent, logical, and well supported—and there is rarely an objective test that can prove otherwise.”
[paywall-free] @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
“All leaders, after all, think their theories, ideas, and choices are consistent, logical, and well supported—and there is rarely an objective test that can prove otherwise.”
[paywall-free] @foreignaffairs.bsky.social