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Amid the Open-Source AI Debate, America Needs a New Theory of Technological Power

As the U.S. and China compete on AI, concepts such as export controls can no longer determine who leads in that or across a range of other emerging technology.
a smartphone displays the Kimi K3 logo in front of a screen showing an enlarged Moonshot AI symbol.

Test, Standardize, Restrict: A U.S. Policy for Chinese AI Models

Neither banning Chinese advanced AI models nor ignoring their risks to national security will serve American interests.
Travelers walk past an advertisement for Doubao, ByteDance's AI assistant platform, displayed alongside Volcano Engine, the company's cloud and AI service brand, inside Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on May 16, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

China’s First AI Companion Rules Draw a New Line Between Tools and Relationships

China's new rules limiting the use of A.I. companion systems reveal a gap in how the United States regulates A.I. chatbots.
The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026.

Regulate, Don’t Ban, Chinese AI Models

All highly capable AI models should be regulated through pre-deployment and ongoing testing. But any safety regime that works for domestic models should work for Chinese ones.
Officials sit around the iconic maple-colored wooden, horseshoe-shaped dias in the U.N. Security Council chamber, hands raised in a vote, as others seated behind them around the edges look on.

Reading the Signals of China’s U.N. Security Council Role in the Afghanistan Mission Renewal

China's prominent role in negotiations over the U.N. mission in Afghanistan marks a shift in its approach to Security Council diplomacy and illuminates its tactics.
A view of the United Nations headquarters building in New York on September 17, 2025. The first day of high-level General Debate for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 23, 2025.

AI in the Military Domain: Multilateralism at a Crossroad

Recent U.N. discussions add a new forum on global governance and international norms on military uses of A.I.
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The U.S. and the EU Must Wake Up to Threats in Georgia

Georgian Dream is crushing Georgia's civil society, courts, and opposition to entrench one-party rule and Russian influence; only targeted U.S. and EU sanctions can stop it.
The exterior of the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL) in Prague, Czech Republic, is a modern gray-slab building behind a tall black iron fence with the name of the news organization and its logo, a lighted torch. A building of older, classical architecture is at the left of the frame.

Authoritarians Keep Telling Us What They Fear. We Should Listen.

Research shows that, more than military strikes or sanctions, authoritarians fear support for independent media, anti-censorship tech, and civil society.
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It Takes More Than Two to Tango: Creating Effective Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

The U.S. needs to lead a new export control regime -- coordinating with its partners and allies -- to constrain China’s ability to produce advanced and foundational chips.
The Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building which houses the U. S. Department of Commerce is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion

With risk-based personnel vetting practices, U.S. AI labs can keep recruiting the world’s best researchers while safeguarding national security.
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Going Dark: Why Dismantling America’s Ocean Sensors Is a Security Risk

Shutting off ocean observation will reduce the United States' ability to see and respond to developments in fast-changing seas.
A sleek industrial robotic arm reaching toward a glowing CPU chip suspended above a circuit-board surface, symbolizing artificial intelligence and machine cognition.

It’s Not too Late to Fix the AI Exports Program

The administration must treat the program as economic statecraft rather than a vehicle for green-lighting deals industry would pursue anyway.
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