" #AI exponentially expands the possibility of mass #surveillance. Linguists & experts are finite resources. The scarcity disciplines the scope of surveillance. AI reduces that restraint. As it becomes more integrated, the human role may narrow from judgment to oversight, to exception handling."

Who Owns America’s Tech Future? | “The danger is no longer limited to supply chains or manufacturing capacity. It extends to strategic military capabilities.” @ellyrostoum.bsky.social

A must read from me on FDI in 🇺🇸👇 "The US is effectively outsourcing portions of military technological development to venture-backed firms whose capitalization depends on global investors, even as policymakers frame technological competition in increasingly national terms." cepa.org/article/who-...

My take on export controls 👇 "The tension between the White House & Congress is a defining feature of US #tech policy. And the Supreme Court's ruling constraining sweeping #tariffs will force a reevaluation of #exportcontrols." US Chips and #China: a Confusing Cocktail cepa.org/article/us-c...

Hardest lecture of the semester: explaining empire. 📸1: History of colonialism & case study of Iran’s revolutions & coup. 📸2: Fanon’s “Gaze” & Edward Said on European v 🇺🇸 imperialism. 📸3: Orientalism & othering: art as lasting medium. The students insist they understand my white board lectures!

I love you, DC ❤️❤️

The 1st time I read Ovid’s The Art of Love was when I was 20 working at a train station 🚉 It was gifted to me by a lovely man who made sure the trains 🚂 ran on time. Yrs later, reread it une deuxieme fois “because I was very stressed at work.” The things I’ve done because I was stressed at work…😌😎

When they make you read Samuel Huntington for homework in school, meanwhile your parents are making Iftar listening to a 600 year-old poem....😍 #RamadanMubarak y'all ♥️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=M62E...

Chinese EVs Drive Around US Protectionism | “Protectionism has succeeded in keeping Chinese EVs out, but failed to make American car companies competitive.” @ellyrostoum.bsky.social https://cepa.org/article/chinese-evs-drive-around-us-protectionism/

My take on USG buying equity stakes in critical firms w/ @cepa.org: "By taking minority stakes in strategically vital firms, the US believes that market forces alone will not protect America. Despite the dangers of political interference, the logic is compelling." cepa.org/article/us-e...

My take on the impact of #AI on #antitrust: "Antitrust must contend with market evolution moving faster than litigation. Generative AI changed the course. Landmark cases, like Standard Oil Company & AT&T, reshaped industries when tech trajectories were relatively stable." cepa.org/article/tech...

My take on smuggling chips: “smuggling creates a black market where chips disappear into unknown end-uses with no accountability. Even if you sell to China, you must prosecute smugglers because the black market undermines any attempt at strategic control.” cyberscoop.com/white-house-...

Nexperia: China Puts Dutch in Check | "The Netherlands moved to place Chinese-owned Nexperia chipmaker under state supervision. China retaliated, and the Dutch backed down." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social

No, seriously. How f-ing cool that I can actually read this...🤯🤚

This is shattering for the @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social. Just shattering. What an interesting time in American politics. And what a singularly talented, disciplined, authentic, genuine, brilliant, intelligent & funny man @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is 👏 The whole thing: youtube.com/watch?v=veJK...

It occurred to me just now that I'm the real-life hot chick they bring in movies about museums & archeological artifacts to read & translate the obscure inscriptions that hold the secrets to the universe to Tom Hanks & Nicholas Cage. All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰

The New China Challenge: Gene Editing on the Farm | "The US and Europe deem gene editing of crops a national security priority." Elly Rostoum

The Next Critical Mineral Battle: Potash and Phosphate | "Concerns over critical minerals have focused on industrial inputs. That’s a mistake: the risks to our food supply are also significant." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social

This is a very important, yet overlooked story. My analysis w/@cepa.org : “Food systems are shaped by #supplychains as fragile as those for lithium or chips. The US decision to classify #phosphate as a critical mineral marks the beginning of a major strategic realignment” cepa.org/article/the-...

Lastly, not all threats are fully external - in order to understand risk, exposure, and the future of defense, “we must look within.” SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.

Biotech Battle: US Legislators Go On the Offensive | "Congress is accelerating a proactive biotech agenda. The US and Europe must work together to beat China." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social

Excited to be speaking at the inaugural @what-is-sos.bsky.social. My talk, « CHINESE NODES, LINES, & CHAINS: THE FALLACY OF #DECOUPLING & THE IMPROBABILITY OF #DERISKING, » will expose the hidden architecture of state–firm linkages that bind together the world’s biggest markets. #China

We came for the research… and the “legit croissants” 🥐 - @what-is-sos.bsky.social

You are not alone 💕💕

Goodbye Export Controls, Hello Chinese Import Controls | "China has unveiled a new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social

It’s a new era in economic warfare. Take a read at my latest analysis on #China's new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports 👇 #TechPol @cepa.org cepa.org/article/good...

I hate to say this, but my undergrad students have consistently outperformed my graduate students on their writing assignments...by far. We are studying soft power in the China/US context, so I had my students watch Wish Dragon, and reflect on the subtleties of soft power through movies, TV, etc.

To the people who know me (well or just in each other's orbits), I am here for you if you ever want to talk or just sit in silence. No judgement. Love is the answer ❤️ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Eid Mawlid Nabawi Mubarak❤️🤲🏼🌙 #المولد_النبوي 📸: Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran.

Chip Challenge: Goodbye Export Controls | "The Trump administration is allowing US suppliers to resume sales of artificial intelligence chips to China." Christopher Cytera, @ellyrostoum.bsky.social, @mattheweitel.bsky.social, William Echikson, and Jack Galloway #TechPol

Aid convoys attempting to enter al Fashir have come under fire by the RSF since last year. "There is no aid entering al Fashir. All of this points towards a full-blown famine."

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why theconversation.com/we-dont-need...

In the 13th century, Muslim architects & masons designed stone tessellations in mosques, whose shadows would cast different pictures throughout the day, following the movement of the 🌞 They painted with shadows & sunshine 🤯 Imagine the sheer artistry & mathematical precision. No AI or computers! 🤯

People who can be described as "vanilla" fascinate me. It must be so simple to be them. For some of us, our subconscious processed cheering for PSG, celebrating 4th of July & Algeria' war of independence, advocating for US hegemony, and celebrating (& not) Ashura - all in the same 48 hrs. #super💻

So proud of my student here! Look how the student weaves Said, Fanon, Spivak, and Foucault, with the Battle of Algiers example, and hits key pillars in the exercise of hegemony: culture, violence, territory, identity, demographic control, biopolitics...👌 A+ This is why I adore teaching so much 🙏

ahhhhhh... when the students do the readings, watch the lectures, and...get the nuances! ❤️ Yes! Any good realist should also be a constructivist!

Canadian embassy today had these signs up 🍁🇨🇦 …

Hey God, could Zohran, Tish, and all the queer people behind them rule us, please 🙏🏼 Amen.

This is an actual headline from @bloomberg.com 😂 khalas then...let's have a hot commie fall, hot commie winter, hot commie thanksgiving, hot commie Christmas, hot commie new year.. but especially, hot commie Inauguration Day! 😎 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for running an authentic and perfectly executed campaign. He stayed true, and it paid off. The irony is that nobody is more disappointed and terrified than the liberal establishment.

JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.

The New York Police Department is investigating threats against Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, one of the leading candidates in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Perhaps it is cynical of me, or perhaps I have just lived in DC for far too long now... but I caught myself watching @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's interviews & every time he was asked a tough question, a question about a 'sensitive' topic... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT96...

Mark my words, it will burst from the quietest place.

I hate to disagree with @abuaardvark.bsky.social, but this is the US abstaining from drawing a red line.

Students, what did Professor Rostoum say? I should go back to my forecasting days...🛢️ The street has been too quiet. "The summer of discontent/the summer of fury" is upon us 👇 More soon... apnews.com/article/stat...

The @vertexproject.bsky.social has BY FAR, AND HANDS-DOWN, THE BEST SWAG IN THE INDUSTRY. It's curated and thoughtfully designed, and just 👌 A+ The t-shirt and hoodie are sooo soft. And I am convinced that the Vertex pens make editing books better and faster ✨

Another great @sleuthcon.bsky.social yesterday! Fantastic research from @alex.leetnoob.com on AI-fueled SEO spambots & @milenkowski.bsky.social on NK threat actors. And a warm merci to @hultquist.bsky.social for making it possible for my Johns Hopkins students to attend!

I used to go to the opera almost every weekend when I lived in Europe. Opera singers have a way of moving you. Without understanding the words, their voices seep into your soul & body & you just know the stories. Elyanna feels that way. She will rule the 🌍 Get to know her: www.youtube.com/c/Elyanna

Concerned about #Deep #Sea #Mining? Check out the many false promises. #UNOceansConference #UNOC #UNOC3 #SDG14 @justinalger.bsky.social #OOSC @revkin.bsky.social #criticalminerals @cturnerlang.bsky.social @geoffdabelko.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...