By Anoma P. van der Veere An ambitious promise At dawn, the shimmering lights of fireworks reflect the vast wooden ring that encircles the Expo grounds, a monumental structure stretching nearly two kilometers. In and around this wooden complex, more…
By Nicolas Blarel Contribution in India and a Changing Global Order: Foreign Policy in the Trump 2.0 Era by Milan Vaishnav, ed., Sameer Lalwani, Tanvi Madan, Nivedita Kapoor, Garima Mohan, Nicolas Blarel, Shoumitro Chatterjee, Konark Bhandari, Rohan Mukherjee. Published March…
By Florian Schneider September 2025 The rapid developments in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) have forcefully drawn attention to the challenges our societies face, especially when it comes to labour and work. These challenges are keenly felt in almost all industries,…
By Florian Schneider July 2025 LAC Director Florian Schneider has written a new LAC Short after visiting the 22nd Chinese Internet Research Conference in Beijing. He discusses the latest AI developments in China, particularly the use of ‘anthromorphised’ AI in…
While the recent NATO summit in The Hague focused primarily on internal alliance matters—and to a lesser extent on Ukraine—Asia was hardly mentioned. This omission is increasingly problematic. In a world where global power is shifting and the United States…
Florian Schneider May 2025 A looming amorphous blue blob greets me as I enter the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Crouching on its pedestal, it looks down on me and the other expo visitors with its five rolling eyeballs and…
