My commentary in Project Syndicate Friday:

Global and interlocking patterns of national AI strategies are more entangled and pluralistic than binaries of tech leaders and followers.

How is AI governed globally? We offer a networks & clusters approach to global governance. Using computational methods, we evidence the pluralism in AI governance in which there are great powers and ‘leaders’ but the non-leaders may not follow or suffer as they must academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

My co-authors and I contribute to the Multiplexity section with an article: "Diffusion of power and multiplexed governance: evolving networks and clusters for global governance of AI infrastructures."

If of interest, join us for this online panel Tuesday, March 10th.

Good writing is admirable. Here in the middle of a complex trade story, a word that made me smile: "US financial firepower already appears to have gazumped European officials." www.ft.com/content/4a6a...

What are we going to do? Will we start seeing baritones and basses rushing to stage as the soprano dies? Or get past the inherent sexism of many stories? Or, is the tenor voice wrongly cultivated for many like that of the countertenors in another era? www.economist.com/culture/2026...

Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

Donald Trump's military parade was an embarrassing flop, and his vision for a new White House ballroom has been widely ridiculed. Incapable of achieving genuine spectacle, he has opted for cheap shock politics instead, notes @jp-singh.bsky.social. bit.ly/4anyXbh

Many writers have called attention to Trump's political spectacles. My op ed today notes that Trump produces political shocks rather than spectacles. Shocks are not good for sustaining authoritarianism. #spectacles #shocks #NeoNazis #arts #opera #KennedyCenter

My op ed based on Trump's speech at Davos where after excoriating the Europeans, he spoke about a shared "special culture...the precious inheritance that America and Europe have in common." He didn't believe a word he said. Here's the history of that culture and all that Trump does to negate it.

Effective AI governance will require policymakers to find a balance between innovation and ethics, notes @jp-singh.bsky.social – not to choose one or the other, as the EU and the US have done. bit.ly/47mNYsa

Brilliant analysis from Alan Wm. Wolff on the role middle powers and progressives might play in revitalizing the WTO. The US share of world trade at 13% now is dwindling and China is too self-centered in its policies. Based on extensive interviews in Geneva and recent successes and cautions.

Wrote up a little something on the destructive economics of Donald Trump

George Mason is one of the most diverse campuses in the U.S. intellectually and demographically. I'm proud to be on its faculty. On targeting the university's first black President, the head of the Faculty Senate is quoted below as saying: “It feels extremely personal to me, and about him.”

Speaking art to tyranny!

This poll from my school shows that 79% of DC residents oppose Trump's actions on law enforcement. 78% feel safe. Crime was already declining. Trump's response: a justice dept. investigation of DC police data. And, more boots! My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:

Op eds this year have been my 'go-to' method for rising above the daily frustration with our culture & politics. Here's my piece from last week -- written in the midst of the harassment my home institution @georgemasonu.bsky.social faced. thehill.com/opinion/educ...

With the courts now active in trade policy, my op today on the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs. "These rulings bring to forefront two constitutional debates in American history: the limits of executive authority and the right of Congress to regulate commerce. " thehill.com/opinion/judi...

Thrilled to share that the Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure, co-edited with Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn and Barbara Brandl, has been published! You can find all chapters open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

My op ed today on the Kashmir attacks and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan: thehill.com/opinion/inte...

My op ed today on President Trump's assault on the arts. thehill.com/opinion/camp...

The historically powerful, ideologically balanced, and constitutionally rich case for President Trump's removal: "illuminates an administration that is not only authoritarian but also reckless; this is vandalism of the American project."

My oped on Trump's threats and inability to understand trade policy or negotiations. "Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did." tinyurl.com/452t9tka

Already inserted in the lastest ISQ issue, in good company with @bendassler.bsky.social, Soo Yeon Kim, Evgeny Postnikov, @jp-singh.bsky.social and other IPE scholars

Sadly, the $1.4 m Minerva grant I lead (aistrategies.gmu.edu) is canceled. Our dozen member team has used mixed methods from computer & social sciences to analyze AI policies & innovation worldwide and the implications for defense & security. In the latest ISQ, an open source output of our research:

The Nazism of small differences.

Contrasting headlines today. Bezos gets his econ from White House now Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs. FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists

The beneficent emperor has granted a reprieve. We only hope those fentanyl exporting enemies will show up wearing their finest suits to thank the most beautiful ruler -- who has no clothes.

Once again, the quiet/lawsuits/don't rock the boat publicly strategy is a category mistake in this moment & R1 university presidents need to be out in front of microphones, now, in DC, collectively & loudly speaking out against the existential threat to 🇺🇸 higher education: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

‪Our oped on German elections: the GOP and its Nazi-saluting breed such as Elon Musk and Steve Bannon lost. Co-authored with @maximilianiras.bsky.social from the University of Bonn thehill.com/opinion/inte... @georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social

From AI Strategies Team @georgemasonu.bsky.social: Led by our doctoral student Manpriya Dua, we present a capabilities-based framework to investigate how over 50 countries approach AI ethics. Uses computational content analysis & graph structuring methods. aistrategies.gmu.edu

thehill.com/opinion/fina.... The latest by @scharschool.bsky.social colleague JP Singh.

JP Singh et al with a provocation to the narratives in IR field. This ISQ paper is worth reading: academic.oup.com/isq/article/...

🚨🚨The LLM Effect: Are Humans Truly Using LLMs, or Are They Being Influenced By Them Instead?🧑🤖 This is a massive question that is both important and timely. 📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/ w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main, 1/3

My op ed this weekend on foreign aid: examines pros and cons of foreign aid to conclude that Musk is cutting off his nose to spite our face!