From Kabul to Kyiv: Lessons the U.S. Must Heed for Peace
Future Security Program Fellow Matin Bek explores similarities between negotiations on Ukraine and Afghanistan.
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“Putin’s Sledgehammer” Reveals How the Wagner Group Became So Powerful it Threatened Him
Candace Rondeaux joins Nick Schifrin to discuss her new book on the Wagner Group’s rise, fall, and its entanglement with Vladimir Putin.
Unfinished Empire
Candace Rondeaux’s Putin’s Sledgehammer offers a forensic account of the Wagner Group’s rise and fall, reviews The Irish Times.
Compute or Be Computed
Candace Rondeaux dives into the geopolitics of compute power and AI sovereignty through the lens of physical compute power.
The U.S. Should Aim Higher in Its ‘Minerals for Peace’ Deal With Congo
Laura Kupe weighs in on whether investment can trump decades of conflict and mistrust between Congo and Rwanda.
Afghanistan’s Tale of Two Extremist Movements
New America Future Security Program Fellow Matin Bek contrasts HTS and the Taliban’s efforts at governance.
Automated Authority: AI Algorithms
Who really rules AI — governments, corporations, or the code itself? Min Jiang breaks it down.
Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos with Candace Rondeaux
Candace Rondeaux exposes how Russia’s Wagner Group became a weapon of war, crime, and propaganda in her deep dive with Secrets and Spies.
Data Diplomacy: Rethinking Cross-Border Data Flows for a More Equitable Global Digital Economy
Data localization isn’t fragmentation—it’s a response to imbalance. Arindrajit Basu argues for a way to fix it.
How China’s Tech Giants Wired the Gulf
As Trump visits the Gulf, Peter W. Singer examines China’s influence in the region.