European Security in an Age of Strategic Competition In a recent discussion with François Heisbourg, one of Europe's leading strategic thinkers and advisor to the French government, I explored the shifting landscape of European security. His analysis centers on how Europe must adapt to a world where American security guarantees can no longer be taken for granted. Heisbourg argued that the war in Ukraine represents a fundamental rupture in the post-Cold War order. Russia's inv

Social Physics and the Science of Human Behavior In a recent discussion with researchers at MIT's Media Lab, I explored their work on social physics, the application of computational methods to understand human behavior at scale. Their research reveals how collective intelligence emerges from patterns of social interaction measurable through digital data. What struck me most was the argument that idea flow drives innovation and productivity. By analyzing millions of data poin

Nuclear Deterrence Theory In a recent discussion with Benoît Pelopidas, a leading scholar of nuclear policy at Sciences Po, I explored his provocative critique of nuclear deterrence theory. His research challenges the foundational assumptions that have justified nuclear arsenals for over seven decades. Pelopidas argued that deterrence theory rests on unverifiable claims. We cannot prove that nuclear weapons prevented World War III because we cannot observe the counterfactual.

l'IA et Responsabilité Algorithmique Lors d'une discussion avec Alex Rogers, Professeur d'Informatique à Oxford, j'ai exploré les défis de gouvernance posés par les systèmes d'intelligence artificielle. Ses recherches examinent comment les algorithmes façonnent de plus en plus les décisions de politique publique, souvent avec un minimum de contrôle ou de mécanismes de responsabilité. Rogers a soutenu que la gouvernance de l'IA fait face à un problème fondamental de transparen

Don’t we love democracy? Well, according to most of the Western world, there’s nothing better we could have than democracy. And, at first glance, I couldn’t agree more. When you look at history, when you look at communism, fascism, or even monarchism - it dawns on you how easy we have it; how grateful we should be for the gift that is democracy. Democracy stems from the Greek word democratia , meaning ‘the rule of the people’. Thus, at its roots, democracy’s might is that it

Democratic Citizenship In a discussion with Stephen Macedo, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, I explored why so many democracies struggle to cultivate engaged citizens. His work cuts to a paradox: we teach civics as if democracy were a settled achievement when the practice of democratic citizenship remains fragile and contested. Macedo pointed out that most civic education focuses on institutional mechanics. Students learn how bills become laws, memorize the bran

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