JP Singh
@jp-singh.bsky.social
Distinguished University Professor, George Mason Univ | Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Robert Bosch Academy | Co-Editor, Global Perspectives | Website: jpsingh.info
trade, tech/AI, development, films, opera, mountains, husband🏳️🌈...I could go on...
trade, tech/AI, development, films, opera, mountains, husband🏳️🌈...I could go on...
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Effective AI governance will require policymakers to find a balance between innovation and ethics, notes @jp-singh.bsky.social – not to choose one or the other, as the EU and the US have done. bit.ly/47mNYsa
Balancing Ethics and AI Innovation
J.P. Singh criticizes the unbalanced approaches to governing the technology taken by EU and US policymakers.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Effective AI governance will require policymakers to find a balance between innovation and ethics, notes @jp-singh.bsky.social – not to choose one or the other, as the EU and the US have done. bit.ly/47mNYsa
Brilliant analysis from Alan Wm. Wolff on the role middle powers and progressives might play in revitalizing the WTO. The US share of world trade at 13% now is dwindling and China is too self-centered in its policies. Based on extensive interviews in Geneva and recent successes and cautions.
The international progressives: A source of hope for the world trading system
Leave it to the Swiss to find the only effective response to President Donald Trump’s trade policy. Swatch, their famous eponymous watch company, issued a special commemorative watch with the three an...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Brilliant analysis from Alan Wm. Wolff on the role middle powers and progressives might play in revitalizing the WTO. The US share of world trade at 13% now is dwindling and China is too self-centered in its policies. Based on extensive interviews in Geneva and recent successes and cautions.
Wrote up a little something on the destructive economics of Donald Trump
thehill.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wrote up a little something on the destructive economics of Donald Trump
George Mason is one of the most diverse campuses in the U.S. intellectually and demographically. I'm proud to be on its faculty.
On targeting the university's first black President, the head of the Faculty Senate is quoted below as saying: “It feels extremely personal to me, and about him.”
On targeting the university's first black President, the head of the Faculty Senate is quoted below as saying: “It feels extremely personal to me, and about him.”
Trump Officials Demand Apology From George Mason President Over Diversity
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
George Mason is one of the most diverse campuses in the U.S. intellectually and demographically. I'm proud to be on its faculty.
On targeting the university's first black President, the head of the Faculty Senate is quoted below as saying: “It feels extremely personal to me, and about him.”
On targeting the university's first black President, the head of the Faculty Senate is quoted below as saying: “It feels extremely personal to me, and about him.”
Speaking art to tyranny!
How a thrown sub made ‘Sandwich Guy’ a resistance icon in Trump’s D.C.
A DOJ employee was fired and charged with a felony after chucking a footlong at a federal agent. Now his likeness is a symbol — and for sale on T-shirts.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Speaking art to tyranny!
This poll from my school shows that 79% of DC residents oppose Trump's actions on law enforcement. 78% feel safe. Crime was already declining. Trump's response: a justice dept. investigation of DC police data. And, more boots!
My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:
My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:
We asked 604 D.C. residents about Trump’s takeover. Here’s what they said.
Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents strongly oppose Trump’s actions and don’t think they’ll make D.C. safer, a Washington Post-Schar School poll found.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This poll from my school shows that 79% of DC residents oppose Trump's actions on law enforcement. 78% feel safe. Crime was already declining. Trump's response: a justice dept. investigation of DC police data. And, more boots!
My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:
My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:
Op eds this year have been my 'go-to' method for rising above the daily frustration with our culture & politics. Here's my piece from last week -- written in the midst of the harassment my home institution @georgemasonu.bsky.social faced.
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Op eds this year have been my 'go-to' method for rising above the daily frustration with our culture & politics. Here's my piece from last week -- written in the midst of the harassment my home institution @georgemasonu.bsky.social faced.
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
thehill.com/opinion/educ...
With the courts now active in trade policy, my op today on the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs.
"These rulings bring to forefront two constitutional debates in American history: the limits of executive authority and the right of Congress to regulate commerce. "
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"These rulings bring to forefront two constitutional debates in American history: the limits of executive authority and the right of Congress to regulate commerce. "
thehill.com/opinion/judi...
thehill.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
With the courts now active in trade policy, my op today on the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs.
"These rulings bring to forefront two constitutional debates in American history: the limits of executive authority and the right of Congress to regulate commerce. "
thehill.com/opinion/judi...
"These rulings bring to forefront two constitutional debates in American history: the limits of executive authority and the right of Congress to regulate commerce. "
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Thrilled to share that the Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure, co-edited with Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn and Barbara Brandl, has been published!
You can find all chapters open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
You can find all chapters open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
The Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure
Cambridge Core - Finance and Accountancy - The Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure
doi.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Thrilled to share that the Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure, co-edited with Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn and Barbara Brandl, has been published!
You can find all chapters open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
You can find all chapters open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
My op ed today on the Kashmir attacks and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan:
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My op ed today on the Kashmir attacks and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan:
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
The historically powerful, ideologically balanced, and constitutionally rich case for President Trump's removal: "illuminates an administration that is not only authoritarian but also reckless; this is vandalism of the American project."
Opinion | It’s Time to Protect America From America’s President (Gift Article)
Trump’s authoritarian actions are vandalizing the American project.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The historically powerful, ideologically balanced, and constitutionally rich case for President Trump's removal: "illuminates an administration that is not only authoritarian but also reckless; this is vandalism of the American project."
My oped on Trump's threats and inability to understand trade policy or negotiations.
"Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did."
tinyurl.com/452t9tka
"Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did."
tinyurl.com/452t9tka
April 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My oped on Trump's threats and inability to understand trade policy or negotiations.
"Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did."
tinyurl.com/452t9tka
"Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did."
tinyurl.com/452t9tka
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Already inserted in the lastest ISQ issue, in good company with @bendassler.bsky.social, Soo Yeon Kim, Evgeny Postnikov, @jp-singh.bsky.social and other IPE scholars
🎉 Excited to share our new paper in ISQ, with @jfmorin.bsky.social, @cbrandi.bsky.social & Jakob Schwab!
We show how trade provisions can boost environmental treaties, pushing members to strengthen commitments ✍️ and attracting non-members to join 🤝.
Open access 🔗 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
We show how trade provisions can boost environmental treaties, pushing members to strengthen commitments ✍️ and attracting non-members to join 🤝.
Open access 🔗 academic.oup.com/isq/article/...
Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic
Abstract. This article examines the impact of trade provisions on treaty dynamism. It differentiates between static treaties, which remain unaltered, and d
academic.oup.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Already inserted in the lastest ISQ issue, in good company with @bendassler.bsky.social, Soo Yeon Kim, Evgeny Postnikov, @jp-singh.bsky.social and other IPE scholars
Sadly, the $1.4 m Minerva grant I lead (aistrategies.gmu.edu) is canceled. Our dozen member team has used mixed methods from computer & social sciences to analyze AI policies & innovation worldwide and the implications for defense & security. In the latest ISQ, an open source output of our research:
Entangled Narratives: Insights from Social and Computer Sciences on National Artificial Intelligence Infrastructures
Abstract. How do countries narrate their values and priorities in artificial intelligence infrastructures in comparative national and global contexts? This
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March 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sadly, the $1.4 m Minerva grant I lead (aistrategies.gmu.edu) is canceled. Our dozen member team has used mixed methods from computer & social sciences to analyze AI policies & innovation worldwide and the implications for defense & security. In the latest ISQ, an open source output of our research:
The Nazism of small differences.
The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA
President Trump has made clear he wants to keep both men and their allies within his movement, but the tensions are growing.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Nazism of small differences.
Contrasting headlines today. Bezos gets his econ from White House now
Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs.
FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists
Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs.
FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists
March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Contrasting headlines today. Bezos gets his econ from White House now
Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs.
FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists
Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs.
FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists
The beneficent emperor has granted a reprieve. We only hope those fentanyl exporting enemies will show up wearing their finest suits to thank the most beautiful ruler -- who has no clothes.
US backtracks on Canada-Mexico tariffs in latest sharp shift on trade
Move would expand one-month carve-out for car imports to include all USMCA-compliant goods
www.ft.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The beneficent emperor has granted a reprieve. We only hope those fentanyl exporting enemies will show up wearing their finest suits to thank the most beautiful ruler -- who has no clothes.
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Once again, the quiet/lawsuits/don't rock the boat publicly strategy is a category mistake in this moment & R1 university presidents need to be out in front of microphones, now, in DC, collectively & loudly speaking out against the existential threat to 🇺🇸 higher education:
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February 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Once again, the quiet/lawsuits/don't rock the boat publicly strategy is a category mistake in this moment & R1 university presidents need to be out in front of microphones, now, in DC, collectively & loudly speaking out against the existential threat to 🇺🇸 higher education:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Our oped on German elections: the GOP and its Nazi-saluting breed such as Elon Musk and Steve Bannon lost.
Co-authored with @maximilianiras.bsky.social from the University of Bonn
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social
Co-authored with @maximilianiras.bsky.social from the University of Bonn
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social
thehill.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our oped on German elections: the GOP and its Nazi-saluting breed such as Elon Musk and Steve Bannon lost.
Co-authored with @maximilianiras.bsky.social from the University of Bonn
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social
Co-authored with @maximilianiras.bsky.social from the University of Bonn
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social
From AI Strategies Team @georgemasonu.bsky.social: Led by our doctoral student Manpriya Dua, we present a capabilities-based framework to investigate how over 50 countries approach AI ethics. Uses computational content analysis & graph structuring methods. aistrategies.gmu.edu
The ethics of national artificial intelligence plans: an empirical lens - AI and Ethics
Over fifty countries have published national infrastructure and strategy plans on Artificial Intelligence (AI), outlining their values and priorities regarding AI research, development, and deployment...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
From AI Strategies Team @georgemasonu.bsky.social: Led by our doctoral student Manpriya Dua, we present a capabilities-based framework to investigate how over 50 countries approach AI ethics. Uses computational content analysis & graph structuring methods. aistrategies.gmu.edu
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thehill.com/opinion/fina.... The latest by @scharschool.bsky.social colleague JP Singh.
Trump’s tariffs are economic nonsense, but far-right culture war catnip
The “cult of Bismarck” in Germany is instructive on the cultural basis of Trump’s tariffs and, relatedly, cultural nationalism devoid of an economic rationale.
thehill.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
thehill.com/opinion/fina.... The latest by @scharschool.bsky.social colleague JP Singh.
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JP Singh et al with a provocation to the narratives in IR field. This ISQ paper is worth reading:
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February 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
JP Singh et al with a provocation to the narratives in IR field. This ISQ paper is worth reading:
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🚨🚨The LLM Effect: Are Humans Truly Using LLMs, or Are They Being Influenced By Them Instead?🧑🤖
This is a massive question that is both important and timely.
📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/
w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social
Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main,
1/3
This is a massive question that is both important and timely.
📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/
w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social
Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main,
1/3
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 AM
🚨🚨The LLM Effect: Are Humans Truly Using LLMs, or Are They Being Influenced By Them Instead?🧑🤖
This is a massive question that is both important and timely.
📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/
w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social
Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main,
1/3
This is a massive question that is both important and timely.
📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/
w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social
Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main,
1/3
My op ed this weekend on foreign aid: examines pros and cons of foreign aid to conclude that Musk is cutting off his nose to spite our face!
thehill.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My op ed this weekend on foreign aid: examines pros and cons of foreign aid to conclude that Musk is cutting off his nose to spite our face!