This essay takes an engineering approach to ensuring that the deployment of artificial intelligence does not confound ethical principles, even in sensitive applications like national security.
Oil and gas exports represent Russia’s key geopolitical strength, as well as its major source of hard currency revenues (1–3).
Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed by Western countries, most notably with the aim of limiting Russia’s access to hard international currency.
Recent world events, such as the rise of hypermasculine authoritarian leaders, have shown the importance of both sex and gender for understanding international politics.
How do ordinary Russians really feel about Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine?
Survey evidence suggests that a majority of Russian citizens support Vladimir Putin’s decision to use military force in Ukraine.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has met with fierce resistance from the Ukrainian military but from ordinary citizens.
Current demand and supply dynamics mean that a punitive tax on Russian oil would be both onerous for Russia and profitable for the rest of the world, making it more credible and sustainable than an em
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been rapid and dramatic, but the global economic consequences will be much slower to materialize and less spectacular.
Ransomware attacks, election interference, corporate espionage, threats to the electric grid: based on the drumbeat of current headlines, there seems to be little hope of bringing a measure of order t
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