Are U.S. export controls on AI chips working?

DeepSeek AI suggests maybe not. Jennifer Lind (@proflind.bsky.social) explains how China achieved a breakthrough they were not supposed to be able to accomplish.

How does the Trump administration's "unpredictability" impact US credibility with allies?

@laurensukin.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social joined us to discuss the current global nuclear landscape wherein she described the "nexus point" for European partners.

Chris Walsh from the George W. Bush Institute joined us for our most recent podcast episode and shared a long-term strategy to counter oppressive regimes by empowering the people they rule.

Jeff Friedman explores how overconfidence and other cognitive biases impair the judgment of even the most seasoned national security professionals in our latest podcast episode.

Mariya Grinberg discusses her view that trade can only dissuade long existentially threatening conflicts and not necessarily prevent wars among great powers with secure second-strike nuclear capabilities. #nationalsecurity #deterrence #trade #war