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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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Daniel S. Hamilton
Daniel S. Hamilton Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

George Ingram Senior Fellow Emeritus - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Pierre Nguimkeu
Pierre Nguimkeu Director - Africa Growth Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Robert Kagan Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

Valerie Wirtschafter
Valerie Wirtschafter Fellow - Foreign Policy, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative
Joshua T. White
Joshua T. White Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies

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