Both the public and private sectors have made significant investments in accelerating the development of artificial intelligence on the premise that it can deliver revolutionary economic and societal advances, but are we close to actually achieving such a breakthrough? In a new essay for The American Enterprise, James Pethokoukis assesses the potential of such “transformative artificial intelligence” and the likely time frame for its arrival.

While Republicans are rightly embracing technological innovation to reshape the federal government, they should not overlook more conventional conservative policy ideas to reduce costs and improve the effectiveness of federal programs. In new research, Kevin Corinth estimates the significant impact of adding a work requirement to Medicaid.

The Trump administration’s reorganization of the executive branch suffered a setback this week as the Supreme Court kept an injunction in place requiring the disbursement of foreign development assistance funds. No one has been doing a better job of analyzing Donald Trump’s use of executive power than Jack Landman Goldsmith. In two new pieces this week, he explains the Supreme Court’s use of emergency orders and how the Court is responding to these executive actions so far.

After the unsuccessful White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Trump paused military aid and intelligence support to Ukraine this week. Hal Brands shows how this decision undermines the tremendous return on investment America has received from helping Ukraine resist Russia.

The decision to weaken support for Ukraine has raised questions about the administration’s willingness to protect Taiwan against Chinese aggression. In a new podcast interview, AEI China and Taiwan expert Zack Cooper sits down with AEI President Robert Doar to discuss the current state of play in strategic competition between the US and China.