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Thiemo Fetzer Have you noticed that we are living through the slow unmaking of the market economy as we know it? Up to now, markets coordinated societies — not because they were perfect, but because they efficiently aggregated dispersed information through price signals. Moving from price signals to …
July, 2025
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17 July
Why Russia Recognized the Taliban
Eldar Mamedov Russia sees much to gain from engaging with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Earlier this month, in a move that surprised some, Russia formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The decision reflected a calculated geopolitical strategy rather than an ideological endorsement. By engaging with the …
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17 July
America’s AI Pivot to the Gulf
Ferial Ara Saeed Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as central components in the Trump administration’s AI strategy. But interdependence carries its risks. Red Cell The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following …
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9 July
A Century Apart, Two Disastrous Turns of U.S. Policy Toward Europe
Paul London Like Donald Trump now, U.S. leaders in the 1920s just wanted to wring money out of Europe. However, Donald Trump is also keen on completely rewriting the history of U.S.-European relations. With Donald Trump claiming that the “EU is far nastier than China,” it is high …
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9 July
Connecting the Globe After “Globalization”
American interests are advanced by connecting the world’s free and open spaces through enhancing connectivity, buoying regional aspirations for peace and prosperity, and denying operational space to revisionist actors. Globalization—characterized by chasing the lowest costs of production, including in rival countries’ territory—is at an end. Yet, this does …
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8 July
From Surveillance to Supremacy: Drones in Contemporary Conflicts
The nature of warfare has undergone a profound transformation in recent decades, with drone technology emerging as a pivotal force in reshaping military strategies and tactics. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have evolved from niche tools for surveillance to versatile instruments for precision strikes, psychological …
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8 July
The Paradox of Energy Networks: Stability and Risk
The phenomenon of negative electricity prices has become a reality across Europe, and with the rapid expansion of solar installations lacking sufficient storage capacity, this phenomenon is emerging everywhere. In early May, European energy prices saw a significant decline due to low demand and increased solar power generation. …
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8 July
BRICS Summit in Rio Raises New Questions About the Bloc’s Future
Popularly referred to as BRICS, the informal group of emerging-market economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), meeting in Rio de Janeiro, has outlined a new unprecedented multitude of goals to challenge the unipolar system. In the context of rising uncertainty, BRICS has further set up new …
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8 July
Xi Jinping Skips BRICS: A Silent Rebuke of a Fractured Bloc?
For the first time since BRICS was established in 2009, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the annual summit. His absence from the July 2025 gathering in Rio de Janeiro—a meeting that features a dramatically expanded bloc and arrives at a moment of geopolitical flux—suggests that it …
