Robots at War
Ever since World War II, defense spending has provided an extraordinary boost to technologies like advanced materials, aerospace, and information
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Politics
The Biggest Obstacles to Our Driverless Future
We’ve spent over a decade debating the bureaucratic dimensions of healthcare with little to show for it. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence
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China’s Geopolitical Game Plan
Today China faces unprecedented challenges as the world economy is transformed by technology, demography, and human behavior. Some expect China
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The Burden of Regulatory Lawlessness
Over the past half century, federal regulations created by unelected bureaucrats have grown explosively and, in the process, they have
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The Biggest Unaddressed Threat to Our Security
While growing income inequality, climate change, and repeats of the terrorists attacks we’ve experienced from radical Islam have all been
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The Geopolitical Imperatives that Shape China’s Economy and Foreign Policy
The priorities of every nation-state are shaped by its geography and demography. In prior issues, we’ve examined how these factors
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The Economics of Illegal Immigration
The Trends editors have examined America’s need to proactively recruit the best talent from around the world, particularly STEM graduates
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