Rowan Wilkinson

The EU’s new AI code of practice has its critics but will be valuable for global governance The EU’s rules and guidance will continue to be controversial as many countries move away from hard regulation of AI, but they offer vital lessons for the world’s approach to governing use of the tech...

The EU’s rules will continue to be controversial as countries move away from hard regulation of AI — but they offer vital lessons for the world’s approach to governing AI.

The atomic bombing of Japan: ‘Nothing can ever be the same again’ Eighty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we republish part of The World Today’s response to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the August 6-9 dropping of the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Writing for @chathamhouse.org's magazine @theworldtoday.org in 1945, H E Wimperis reflected on what the bombings meant for the world then.

Read his reflections⤵️

Trump’s Golden Dome plan threatens to fuel a new arms race The plan for an advanced missile defence shield over the US offers no guarantee of success and risks undermining global security.

Donald Trump's plan for an advanced missile defence shield over the US offers no guarantee of success and risks undermining global security.

Europe needs to make its own plan for peace in Ukraine – and rouse its people to the threat from Russia President Trump refuses to commit the US to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty. Europe must agree how to fill the vacuum to have a hope of influencing negotiations with Putin.

Donald Trump refuses to commit the US to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty. Europe must agree how to fill the vacuum to have a hope of influencing negotiations with Putin.

German election: Far-right firewall weakens as immigration concerns take centre stage With Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) on the rise, frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s attempts to outflank the far-right on migration are ignoring the real solutions to Germany’s problems.

With Alternative für Deutschland on the rise, frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s attempts to outflank the far-right on migration are ignoring the real solutions to Germany’s problems.

Europe needs to make its own plan for peace in Ukraine – and rouse its people to the threat from Russia President Trump refuses to commit the US to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty. Europe must agree how to fill the vacuum to have a hope of influencing negotiations with Putin.

Any ceasefire or peace deal in Ukraine is unlikely to bring a lasting peace in Europe. Russia will likely regard it merely as a new phase in the war, writes @armida.bsky.social.

The Director’s Annual Lecture 2025 Join Chatham House Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox for the 2025 Director’s Annual Lecture.

Event | The Director’s Annual Lecture 2025

Join @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social as she presents her perspective on the prospects for global governance and international order in 2025.

Date 📅: 14 January
Time⌚️: 18:00

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YouTube video by Project Syndicate PS Events: AI Action Summit

Global Dialogues has launched at the Paris #AIActionSummit.

Watch @audreyt.org give the announcement via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social

youtu.be/XkwqYQL6V4A?... (starts at 02:47:30)

Despite Trump’s threats, Mexico is of fundamental importance to the US economy Although there is a brief respite from the threat of tariffs, Mexican leaders must brace for tough times and focus on the long-term potential of the US–Mexico relationship.

Although there is a brief respite from the threat of tariffs, Mexico must brace for tough times under Donald Trump and focus on the long-term potential of US–Mexico relations.

On the Coming Merger of Tech and State Power | TechPolicy.Press Taylor Owen writes that the merger of state and tech power is a fundamental challenge to democratic governance in the digital age.

Taylor Owen, Director of The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University, writes that the merger of state and tech power is a fundamental challenge to democratic governance in the digital age.

2025... backsliding continues...