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18/09, 10:28
Trump, Xi and the AI bargain 2 days in discussion

Washington and Beijing are testing whether a summit can produce basic guardrails on advanced AI, even as Europe worries it will be left to manage China and Ukraine alone. The stake is whether the two powers can treat AI risk as shared security or only use the talks for limited confidence-building.

7 authors · 9 articles

PositionsUS and China define AI risk differently and lack compatible regulators, so any binding deal is unlikely. — James Palmer (Foreign Policy) · Trump and Xi lack the will for a serious AI pact, so talks may produce only limited confidence-building measures. — Massimo Arcidiacono (Linkiesta)
Subject: United States, China · Source origin: Alemanha, EUA, Estónia, Itália · Languages: German, English, Italian
Discussion: Voices: Danilo Taino, ICDS Estonia, James Palmer View all 9 voices
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17/09, 14:36
BRICS unity under strain 4 days in discussion

BRICS leaders meet under pressure from the Iran war, trade friction and rival national priorities, and the summit can still only produce limited coordination. What is at stake is whether the group can turn size into leverage on finance and diplomacy, or remain a loose forum for hedging.

17 authors · 17 articles

PositionsBRICS can still press for finance reform and more room from Washington because members want bargaining power. — ewa_no (Kultura Liberalna) · The Iran war pushes the group toward cautious economic coordination and away from a sharp anti-West line. — Ronny P Sasmita (Al Jazeera Opinion)
Subject: China, India · Source origin: Alemanha, EUA, Itália, Pan-europeu, Polónia, Portugal, Qatar · Languages: English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
Discussion: Voices: Daniel Rickenbacher, Imran Khalid, Mark Swilling View all 17 voices
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17/09, 01:21
BRICS, Thaw, and Limits 1 days in discussion

Modi and Xi have signalled a limited thaw, while BRICS leaders again use the summit to project coordination. What is at stake is whether that easing can last and whether BRICS can turn symbolism into leverage against the West.

9 authors · 9 articles

PositionsIndia-China ties may ease only tactically, so rivalry stays the default in Asia. — Michael Kugelman (Foreign Policy) · BRICS offers coordination and visibility, but internal splits block a united challenge to Western power. — Libor Dvořák (Český rozhlas Plus (Komentáře))
Subject: China, India · Source origin: Chéquia, EUA, Suíça · Languages: Czech, German, English
Discussion: Voices: Daniel Rickenbacher, Patrick Zoll, Stefano Feltri View all 9 voices
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