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From analyzing the impacts of major global events like the COVID-19 pandemic to examining geopolitical competition, climate change, and other challenges facing the world today, Brookings experts provide policymakers and stakeholders in Washington and around the world with trusted insights and recommendations to advance peace and security globally.

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Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it?
TOPSHOT - A participant holds a placard during a "emergency protest" by civic action group PauseAI UK outside Downing Street in central London on September 16, 2026, after news that AI researcher Jacob Coxon has decided to leave the industry. The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Sept. 15, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology.
Artificial Intelligence Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it?

Aaron Klein, Cameron F. Kerry, Raj Korpan, Mark MacCarthy, Elena Patel, Sanjay Patnaik, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Anisha Singhal, Josie Stewart, Elham Tabassi, Brooke Tanner, Nicol Turner Lee, John Villasenor, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew W. Wyckoff, Niam Yaraghi +14 more

September 23, 2026

What’s at stake at UNGA 2026?
Wide view of the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations with seats filled while President Trump delivers remarks at the podium
International Affairs What’s at stake at UNGA 2026?

Bruno Cardoso Reis, Jeffrey Feltman, Caren Grown, Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Richaa Hoysala, Emily Markovich Morris, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Modupe (Mo) Olateju, Brad Olsen, Sweta Shah, Landry Signé, David G. Victor, Rebecca Winthrop +8 more

September 23, 2026

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Pavel K. Baev Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

R. David Edelman
R. David Edelman Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
Evans J.R. Revere Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies

Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Editor-in-Chief - Lawfare

Jonathan Stromseth, Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Jonathan Stromseth Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center

Kyle Chan
Kyle Chan Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
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