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#rustlang hot take: We should rename .unwrap() to .or_panic(). (And .expect() to .or_panic_with().) "Unwrap" is a terrible name for the panicking function, especially since we also have things like .unwrap_or() and .unwrap_or_default() which never panic.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#rustlang hot take: We should rename .unwrap() to .or_panic(). (And .expect() to .or_panic_with().) "Unwrap" is a terrible name for the panicking function, especially since we also have things like .unwrap_or() and .unwrap_or_default() which never panic.
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Anyone seeing a Cloudflare outage atm?
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Anyone seeing a Cloudflare outage atm?
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“Nuclear concerns can no longer be treated as a niche issue managed by a small community of experts. Officials at the highest levels of government will need to incorporate them into core defense policy in each of the major theaters of vital interest to the United States.”
How to Survive the New Nuclear Age
National security in a world of proliferating risks and eroding constraints.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Nuclear concerns can no longer be treated as a niche issue managed by a small community of experts. Officials at the highest levels of government will need to incorporate them into core defense policy in each of the major theaters of vital interest to the United States.”
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Read @kovrig.bsky.social on China’s efforts to “acquire the footholds it needs” across the Pacific Islands—and what the United States and its partners can do to “deter aggression and coercion in the Pacific.”
The Pacific Islands Challenge
In America’s tug of war with China, oceanic democracy is caught in the middle.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Read @kovrig.bsky.social on China’s efforts to “acquire the footholds it needs” across the Pacific Islands—and what the United States and its partners can do to “deter aggression and coercion in the Pacific.”
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James Curran explains the debate over the future of AUKUS—and how unmet expectations on both sides could shatter the U.S.-Australian alliance:
AUKUS Anxiety
Unmet expectations could fracture the U.S.-Australian alliance.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
James Curran explains the debate over the future of AUKUS—and how unmet expectations on both sides could shatter the U.S.-Australian alliance:
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To strengthen U.S. deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, Washington should invest in expendable and autonomous logistics systems, argue Maximilian Bremer and @kellygrieco.bsky.social. “Investing in deliberately temporary systems is essential, not wasteful.”
Fighting China, Fast and Slow
The real logistics challenge in the Taiwan Strait.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
To strengthen U.S. deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, Washington should invest in expendable and autonomous logistics systems, argue Maximilian Bremer and @kellygrieco.bsky.social. “Investing in deliberately temporary systems is essential, not wasteful.”
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“With each concession, autocrats become bolder, defenses grow weaker, and reversal becomes harder.”
Read @dziblatt.bsky.social on the lessons of Germany’s Weimar Republic:
Read @dziblatt.bsky.social on the lessons of Germany’s Weimar Republic:
Warnings From Weimar
Why bargaining with authoritarians fails.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“With each concession, autocrats become bolder, defenses grow weaker, and reversal becomes harder.”
Read @dziblatt.bsky.social on the lessons of Germany’s Weimar Republic:
Read @dziblatt.bsky.social on the lessons of Germany’s Weimar Republic:
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Benn Steil considers how the political historian Carl Schmitt, who rose to prominence in the German Weimar Republic of the 1920s, would view the United States’ turn toward authoritarianism:
Reading Schmitt in Beijing
How China’s rise provoked America’s illiberal turn.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Benn Steil considers how the political historian Carl Schmitt, who rose to prominence in the German Weimar Republic of the 1920s, would view the United States’ turn toward authoritarianism:
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From the archive: In a 2012 essay, the political scientist Francis Fukuyama considered whether liberal democracy could survive the decline of the middle class.
The Future of History
Stagnating wages and growing inequality will soon threaten the stability of contemporary liberal democracies and dethrone democratic ideology as it is now understood. What is needed is a new populist ...
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From the archive: In a 2012 essay, the political scientist Francis Fukuyama considered whether liberal democracy could survive the decline of the middle class.
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Experts from CSIS's Americas Program note that the U.S. seems to be adopting a “Monroe Doctrine 2.0” approach to the Western Hemisphere: cutting soft-power initiatives in favor of military force while also relying on economic coercion and trade pressure.
See more: www.csis.org/analysis/pre...
See more: www.csis.org/analysis/pre...
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Experts from CSIS's Americas Program note that the U.S. seems to be adopting a “Monroe Doctrine 2.0” approach to the Western Hemisphere: cutting soft-power initiatives in favor of military force while also relying on economic coercion and trade pressure.
See more: www.csis.org/analysis/pre...
See more: www.csis.org/analysis/pre...
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"The future of modern warfare will feature increased reliance on nuclear weapons by adversaries and allies alike," argue @poni.csis.org experts.
Learn more about the implications of returning to an era of competition and nuclear risk: www.csis.org/analysis/cha...
Learn more about the implications of returning to an era of competition and nuclear risk: www.csis.org/analysis/cha...
September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"The future of modern warfare will feature increased reliance on nuclear weapons by adversaries and allies alike," argue @poni.csis.org experts.
Learn more about the implications of returning to an era of competition and nuclear risk: www.csis.org/analysis/cha...
Learn more about the implications of returning to an era of competition and nuclear risk: www.csis.org/analysis/cha...
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“To prevent Beijing from encroaching on Southeast Asia even further, the United States should deepen ties with the countries that straddle the region’s two subregions: Thailand and Vietnam,” writes @susannahpatton.bsky.social.
The Two Southeast Asias
A divide is growing between the region's continental and maritime countries.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“To prevent Beijing from encroaching on Southeast Asia even further, the United States should deepen ties with the countries that straddle the region’s two subregions: Thailand and Vietnam,” writes @susannahpatton.bsky.social.
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To stop nuclear weapons from spreading further, the United States should strengthen its alliances and “pursue pragmatic engagement with China and Russia,” argue Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Ernest Moniz, and Meghan O’Sullivan.
The Proliferation Problem Is Back
Washington must adapt its playbook for a new era of nuclear risk.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
To stop nuclear weapons from spreading further, the United States should strengthen its alliances and “pursue pragmatic engagement with China and Russia,” argue Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Ernest Moniz, and Meghan O’Sullivan.
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“The future of warfare is not just about unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and other technologies,” writes Seth Jones. “U.S. military capabilities need to be grounded in a viable operational strategy.”
The Pentagon’s Missing China Strategy
Washington still lacks a credible military plan for deterring Beijing.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“The future of warfare is not just about unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and other technologies,” writes Seth Jones. “U.S. military capabilities need to be grounded in a viable operational strategy.”
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“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”
The Cost of the AGI Delusion
By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”
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Under Trump, the United States is acting like a country that desperately needs revenue, writes Mohamed El-Erian. “The longer this behavior continues, the greater the risk that the American economy will be beset by problems more common to developing countries.”
Is America Breaking the Global Economy?
What an age of economic uncertainty will mean for the world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Under Trump, the United States is acting like a country that desperately needs revenue, writes Mohamed El-Erian. “The longer this behavior continues, the greater the risk that the American economy will be beset by problems more common to developing countries.”
一直访问不了 Gnome gitlab，错误代码 220f0027fd8b4e3c，不知道是 🐶🌞 的 Gnome 还是 Anubis 问题。
July 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
一直访问不了 Gnome gitlab，错误代码 220f0027fd8b4e3c，不知道是 🐶🌞 的 Gnome 还是 Anubis 问题。
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As the Trump administration dismantles key elements of the postwar international order, it could trigger a new round of nuclear proliferation—this time not by terrorists or rogues but by the countries formerly known as U.S. allies, writes Gideon Rose.
Get Ready for the Next Nuclear Age
How Trump might drive proliferation.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As the Trump administration dismantles key elements of the postwar international order, it could trigger a new round of nuclear proliferation—this time not by terrorists or rogues but by the countries formerly known as U.S. allies, writes Gideon Rose.
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Instead of fixating on the prospect of a “grand bargain” between the United States and China, U.S. policymakers should focus on manageable objectives, such as reducing the risk of war, argue @wjhurst.bsky.social and Peter Trubowitz.
The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China
Why deadlock is more likely than détente.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Instead of fixating on the prospect of a “grand bargain” between the United States and China, U.S. policymakers should focus on manageable objectives, such as reducing the risk of war, argue @wjhurst.bsky.social and Peter Trubowitz.
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China, Russia and the ‘Dragon-Bear’ embrace https://on.ft.com/401UDp1
China, Russia and the ‘Dragon-Bear’ embrace
The partnership seeks to build a new world order along the route of the old Silk Roads. But, asks Peter Frankopan, is this bond really as close as it seems?
on.ft.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
China, Russia and the ‘Dragon-Bear’ embrace https://on.ft.com/401UDp1