The Recent
Pieces
America, once the clear global hegemon, is retreating from its previously dominant leadership position in the world order.
Moving through life day by day, it can feel unnatural to start thinking consciously about foreign affairs suddenly. Except, acknowledging foreign affairs in our lives is like acknowledging the elephant in the room. Foreign affairs are everywhere – the floodgates are open.
Reconciling with economic and cultural change as a society, particularly after a global financial crisis or a major technological innovation, inevitably engenders widespread fear.
With entry-level employment conditions at a critical point of complexity, with the most university-educated competition in history, an AI shock to the workforce, and substantial cost-of-living crises in major cities across the globe, it feels almost impossible as a young person entering the workforce to let yourself breathe.
The current ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is part of a broader agreement under the U.S.-constructed 20-point peace plan, the first phase of which was agreed to by both parties on the 8th of October.
Tech companies consistently oppose AI regulation, using disagreement among experts over the risks of AI as leeway against its sweeping implementation.