Foreign Policy

One motivation [behind the recent Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act draft legislation] is to encourage others to adopt the EU's approach by using the power of that market. Broadly, that's a good thing. Brussels and Washington — or perhaps more importantly, Silicon Valley — don't see eye to eye on many of these issues. But they do share an approach that is rooted in democratic values... There are multiple pieces of legislation at play. These include a proposed AI regulation that would, among other things, establish a list of prohibited AI applications and put a set of obligations on providers of high-risk systems.

I think the question of [the administration's] competence [with regards to Afghanistan] comes down to two things: Why wasn't a quick Taliban takeover anticipated, and planned for accordingly, and it also comes down to successful completion of the evacuation effort.

It’s basically impossible to have a proper investigation [into the origins of COVID-19] if one of the main parties doesn’t want to cooperate. We need to proceed as if both hypotheses are true.