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The US Steel deal is a test of friendshoring—and the US is failing

By Sarah Bauerle Danzman

If Washington won’t allow this transaction—involving a buyer from a G7 country—then what foreign buyer would it see as a permissible owner?

Can AI be creative? Global copyright laws need an answer.

By Trisha Ray

Advances in generative artificial intelligence have revealed serious shortcomings in global copyright laws.

To achieve carbon neutrality, countries must navigate geopolitics and energy together

By Shin Hosaka

Energy dynamics, replete with their occasional turbulence, hold sway over global geopolitics. As such, multilateralism will be a key driving force to encourage energy transitions toward net zero.

China’s acoustic aggression against a US ally follows a pattern. Military talks won’t help.

By Markus Garlauskas, Philip W. Yu

On November 14, a Chinese warship used its active sonar to harass and injure two Australian Royal Navy divers with high-powered sound waves.

State of the Order: Assessing September 2023

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.