ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Countries that attract the world’s most talented people will be the most successful at overcoming mounting economic pressures from aging populations and declining productivity. Yet immigration isn’t always popular. Will global talent flows—which I characterize as a “gift” in my book—come to an end? Absolutely not, but policymakers will need new frameworks. Why the optimistic take? Despite …
Artificial intelligence promises to expand and broaden opportunities for humanity—even as it takes over many tasks limited until recently to human ingenuity. But whether AI enlarges or shrinks the space for human talent depends on how widely AI tools are available and how ethically and fairly they are used. The challenge for policymakers is to …
Notwithstanding Plato’s 2,400-year-old proverb, necessity alone is not the mother of invention. It also requires opportunity. An individual’s likelihood of becoming an innovator reflects parental background in terms of income and sociological factors, recent research shows. Highly talented children from disadvantaged backgrounds tend to innovate far below their potential, while children from wealthier or more …
Kyiv needs more resources and extra pressure must be put on the Kremlin. The legal and practical objections to putting frozen assets to good use can be overcome. We are living through the most momentous, and unpredictable, period in world affairs in decades. Amidst this uncertainty, we have a choice: to be buffeted by events, …
But with rising concerns about job losses, surveillance and deepfakes, will AGI be a force for progress or a threat to the very fabric of humanity? Watch the Video
On today’s #NCFWhittle, we are joined by Prof. David Betz, Professor of War in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London where he heads the MA War Studies programme. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Prof. Betz’s most recent book, The Guarded Age: Fortification in the 21st …
AI, Science, and Society: Connections, Collectives, and Collaboration,” aims to foster dialogue at the intersection of technological innovation, interdisciplinary scientific inquiry, and societal evolution. As key part of the AI Summit, scheduled for February 10th and 11th, 2025, in Paris, this conference will serve as a critical prelude, setting the stage for high-level discussions that …
The world economy has experienced a remarkable transformation over the past four decades. Global GDP per capita doubled in real terms, driven by the rise of China and India and by significant growth elsewhere. Much of these gains accrued to the global poor. The proportion of the world’s population living below the international poverty line …
Smart policies that help people realize their potential can be game-changing for entire societies Every great leap in human progress—from the printing press to the steam engine to the semiconductor—has been driven by ideas. But ideas do not emerge in a vacuum; they come from people. And among them, it is often the most talented …
In a breathtaking display of abuse of power, abuse of office, and prosecutorial misconduct, interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, wrote a letter to the Dean of Georgetown University School of Law saying, ” It has come to my attention reliably that Georgetown Law School continues to teach and promote DEI. …