New GFI data: 25% of Mexico-US imports are misinvoiced. Paradox alert: using tariffs to fix this might backfire, pushing trade further into the "shadows" to evade new duties. Vital evidence for anyone tracking the 2026 USMCA review. 🚢 #USMCA coilink.org/20.500.1259...

AI has an Asian American problem. A new report finds #AANHPI communities are blocked from policy roles while bearing the brunt of #AI harms—from deepfake scams to detectors that flag non-native English 97% of the time. Evidence in community voices from Houston to Honolulu. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

New @pewresearch.org data on religious diversity: 🇸🇬 Singapore is #1 Insight: In almost every nation, one group forms a majority. Only 10 countries have two groups of roughly equal size. Diversity is the exception, not the rule. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The US electorate at breaking point ahead of #midterms? New from JHU: Older voters fear for election integrity & hate the 'other side'; younger ones want to scrap the system entirely. Most alarming? A minority of young men now justify political violence for reform. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

If you want to understand why voters are looking beyond traditional parties, look no further than this illuminating study from @resolutionfoundation.org of those who comprise the poorer half of a developed nation. Lessons here for other countries. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

If the UK creative industries contribute £124.6 billion and employ 2.4 million people and the AI sector is worth £11.8 billion employing 86,000, why does UK government policy treats the latter as the priority? coilink.org/20.500.1259...

A new @IPPR.org report argues that AI poses a more fundamental threat to news economics than search or social media ever did because AI news summaries in search are good enough for most. But if AI bankrupts journalism, from where will AI get new news? coilink.org/20.500.1259...

How AI-ready is your government? Oxford Analytics 2025 Readiness Index tells you what you need to know. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The International AI Safety Report, led by Yoshua Bengio, is a stark reminder of the chasm between AI's increasing capability and society's capacity to keep real-world deployments safe. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

A new report from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social OECD suggests that while AI can help students with their assignments, its use risks a 17% underperformance in exams. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

@article19.bsky.social Article 19's new report Tightening the Net: China’s infrastructure of oppression in Iran is a comprehensive analysis and in-depth examination of China’s role in the expansion of digital repression in Iran. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Three successive storms have brought record rainfall and flooding to the Iberian peninsula and Morocco. To understand why we're going to be both wetter and drier we thoroughly recommend this keynote by oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf at last year's Holcim Foundation Forum. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Climatologists to economists: It's going to be much rougher than you think. In this report, climatologists are unambiguous: today's economic models aren't capturing what matters most - cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Vance's "wrecking ball" speech at the '25 Munich Security Conference ended the post-WWII order. So where are we today? A good place to start is the newly released 2026 Munich Security Report, "Under Destruction". coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Peer review in the age of AI. A paper by a group of social science editors, addresses the increasing strain on academic peer review and publishing due to rising submission rates and the proliferation of Large Language Models (LLMs). coilink.org/20.500.1259...

People in liberal democracies think that politicians are useless, so it's no surprise they are is looking to the extremes. To win back trust, FGF says governments must redefine power distribution and reform the state to wield its authority effectively. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

A new paper from the EIB shows that AI has already boosted productivity by 4% without firms shedding staff. AI-adopting firms are more innovative, and their workers earn higher wages. But the benefits are concentrated in medium and large firms. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Polluters pay, economy wins A win-win policy? Combine a polluter pays levy with a fair share levy on carbon energy and you'll get carbon abatement with tax revenues to compensate households and fund investments in green industries and social policies. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Despite all the chatter about peace prizes, an extensive new report reminds us that 23 recent conflicts have killed 100,000+ civilians, with widespread torture and rape too. Is international humanitarian law at breaking point? coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Singapore's governance model for agentic AI is one of the first government frameworks to deal directly with AI systems that can plan, act, adapt, and interact with other systems. It signals a shift from high-level principles to engineered system design. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

While support for open data principles is strong (80%), there is declining support for open data mandates, especially in Australia and the USA because researchers still think they're not getting sufficient recognition and credit. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Did the greenback undermine Trump's bid for Greenland? Two papers from a programme on Global (Dis)Order by British Academy and Carnegie Endowment might help understand Washington's retreat on its proposed Greenland acquisition. coilink.org/20.500.1259... & coilink.org/20.500.1259...

AI v the steam engine Compare 2 reports on transformative technologies. Steam engines boosted regional wages for over 140 years 🥳 coilink.org/20.500.1259... AI might do the opposite, deskilling the workforce 🤦‍♀️ coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Water bankruptcy leads to conflict. The UN finds many water systems are now 'bankrupt' because aquifiers and glaciers are empty coilink.org/20.500.1259... @pacificinstitute.bsky.social reports water fights reached record levels in 2024 coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Journals are assailed by paper mills. This timely report, commissioned by STM's Research Integrity Ctee, examines how publishing practices have evolved but with some publishers employing 100+ on research integrity, we can but blanche at the growing cost. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Are journal special issues taking the PISS? In this well-written preprint, the authors found that 538/904 journals contained special issues 'Published In Support of Self' draining time, money, and trust from the scientific enterprise. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Cybersecurity just got harder WEF/Accenture Cybersecurity Outlook explores how accelerating AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation and widening cyber inequity are reshaping the global risk landscape. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Gagging higher education in the US An informative and sobering report from @penamerica.bsky.social details how US lawmakers have extended a "web of control" through educational gag orders, policies undermining institutional autonomy, and federal overreach. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The US withdrawal from 66 global organizations: we're on the case. On Jan 7th, the White House published a memorandum directing that the US withdraw from 66 global organizations. Some may not survive the loss of US funding. We're ensuring all are indexed and we have their content safely preserved.

While professional football clubs are expert at washing mud and grass stains out of their kit, they're far less effective at scrubbing dodgy funds from their accounts. A RUSI roundtable report shows why the game is a target for criminals and proposes oversight. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Public inquiries in the UK - a 'so it never happens again' tool deployed in the aftermath of crises - are taking longer, costing more, and too often fail to deliver meaningful change. This report from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk examines why. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

A new report from @rusi.bsky.social analyzes the evolution of Russian and Chinese air power. Ukraine has refined Russian tactics while China has achieved astonishing growth in advanced fighter production and long-range missile capabilities. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

As officials warn of fire risks in the current Australian heatwave, a very timely report from the Climate Council evaluates the vulnerability of Australian suburbs to Los Angeles-scale climate-fueled firestorms. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Surging conflict around the world and a $31Bn collapse in global aid. The @rescue.org Emergency Watchlist for 2026 diagnoses a "New World Disorder" defined by a collapse in global humanitarian funding. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

There's a stark divide in global climate resilience because the data and tools to understand extreme weather are heavily skewed toward the Global North. WWA demonstrate how data gaps in vulnerable regions hide the true scale of climate impacts. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Tariffs: a threat to democracy A new brief warns that a return to Depression-era tariff rates threatens an erosion of American democratic institutions because lower wages will increase economic insecurity. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Venezuela: is it simply to keep US refineries busy? A fantastic primer on Venezuelan oil gives some context on the history of oil in Venezuela, and why the United States — which is, by far, the world’s largest oil producer — might need their oil. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

R&D: China's lead widens ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker shows China’s research leadership is widening. And if China's leadership in R&D isn't enough of a shock for the White House, the EU has edged ahead of the US in highly-cited, cutting-edge, papers. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Climate's canary? US insurance companies are in turmoil. A new report from @climatecabinet.org says ignoring the reality of what's driving weather-damaged property insurance isn't going to lower premiums. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Australia's bold social media ban for <16s has kicked in. The Centre for Multicultural Youth thinks the ban is unlikely to address the safety concerns of multicultural young people and their families, especially for the newly-arrived. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Frightened of really finding out if your new policy has worked? A new paper from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social explores how governments can deliver high-quality evaluations that count. So, no more excuses . . . coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Who cares if your research has impact? Not your university! @sagepublishing.bsky.social polled 1800 social scientists to find faculty want impact (& peer recognition) while their leadership is still fixated on "prestige" metrics like citation counts. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

R&D: China's lead widens ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker shows China’s research leadership is widening. And if China's leadership in R&D isn't enough of a shock for the White House, the EU has edged ahead of the US in highly-cited, cutting-edge, papers. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

A scathing report from @amstatnews.bsky.social documents a crumbling US statistical system that has lost nearly 30% of its staff. If you fly through fog without instruments, it rarely ends well. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The public has NOT had enough of experts. @sciencecampaign.bsky.social says support for R&D investment funded by taxes is strong in UK. However, few understand its economic and societal benefits. Universities could do more to bridge this gap, especially in UK's regions. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Politicians say strong borders will to “stop the boats” and "smash the gangs" but a landmark report from @MixedMigration.org draws on over 80,000 interviews with actual migrants and smugglers to show that these policies not only don't work, they're counter-productive. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

What's Hot and Happening in Science? If you track what scientists are citing, you'll know. Out of 128 research fronts identified in this @clarivate.com report, three stand out: the tumor microbiome, physics-involved neural networks, and 6D Object Pose Estimation. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Money in Politics - why you've got it all wrong In this illuminating post, @adambonica.bsky.social, professor of political science at Stanford, lays out how money in America's politics really works. Money doesn't buy elections. It does something worse. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

How to Become a Billionaire Simple. Think big or choose your parents/spouse carefully. That's according to UBS' new report on billionaires. Another is how 'mobile' they are: 36% 'relocated' in search of a better home (It's funny how they're not called migrants . . . ) coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Alligator Alcatraz @Amnesty.org report of their research trip to the Krome Processing Center and the Everglades Detention Facility (aka “Alligator Alcatraz”) finds enforced disappearances, unsanitary conditions, inadequate medical care, and punishments. coilink.org/20.500.1259...