The future of AI policy, the new Great Game in the Middle East, and more.

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** Thursday Reads
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** January 9, 2025
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America Cannot Surrender Its AI Dominance
by Robert C. O’Brien

The Biden administration’s last-minute AI regulations will undermine American technological competitiveness. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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The New Great Game in the Middle East
by Leon Hadar

Turkey, Iran, and Israel are vying for control of the Levant. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Security and Sanctions in Post-Assad Syria
by Alexander Langlois & Abed Al-Thalji

The dramatic collapse of the Assad government should clear the way for desperately needed reforms to the U.S. sanctions regime. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Can Private Equity Save U.S. Steel?
by Manisha Singh

The incoming Trump administration could work with Congress to develop a strategic investment credit to marshal financing to save American steel. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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VIDEO: Countering China’s Economic Might
feat. Tatsuya Terazawa

Has China truly peaked, or does it still possess the resources and political structure needed to sustain its rise? Can the U.S. under a second Trump administration be counted on as a reliable ally for Japan? And what collective strategies might rival Beijing’s global economic reach? On January 6, the Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion with Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. Watch it here ([link removed]) .

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