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Drink the Kool-Aid all you want, but don’t call AI an existential threat

By Jeff Caruso | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Putin threatens again: An updated timeline on potential nuclear escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war

By Susan D’Agostino, François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Why a mindset of stubborn optimism about the climate crisis is needed, now more than ever

By Christiana Figueres | Climate Change

Interview: California Congressman Ted Lieu on what you can do about existential threats

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Risk, Opinion, Special Topics

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Another warning from industry leaders on dangers posed by AI

By Sara Goudarzi | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

“Not a bluff:” Losing ground in Ukraine, Putin raises nuclear threats

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Will Putin go nuclear? A timeline of expert comments

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Carrying whatever possessions they can, women arrive in a steady trickle at a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) established next to a base of the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) near Jowhar. Heavy rains in Somalia, coupled with recent clashes between clans, has resulted in over four thousand IDPs seeking shelter at the base.

“Harrowing” intelligence report still downplays threat of climate change to national security

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

The existential threat debate scorecard you’ve been waiting for

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Satire

The existential threat from cyber-enabled information warfare

By Herbert Lin | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Special Topics, Technology and Security