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From Switzerland to Afghanistan, US Tariffs Expose Blind Spots in Trade Logic
Trump’s New Tariffs Target Allied and Adversary Nations Alike.The United States (US) is set to implement a new round of tariffs on August 7 as part of its revised trade strategy under the Trump administration. The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 41%, are calculated based on bilateral trade imbalances and apply to dozens of countries including two drawing particular attention: Afghanistan and Switzerland.…
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AI, the Perfect Excuse? When Doubt Becomes Strategy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed in terms of its power to fabricate proactively to create false realities, but far less attention is paid to how it is used reactively — as a shield or fallback — to deflect inconvenient truths.Until recently, generative technologies were feared for their capacity to create convincing falsehoods — generating faces that don’t exist, speeches never delivered, or entirely fictional events. But a more subtle and equally consequential use is emerging: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now being invoked not only to create deception, but to discredit truth. As AI becomes…