THE RUSSIA CONNECTIONAnother Russian Tycoon Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances Published 12 May 2022 A former top manager of LUKoil has died under strange circumstances, the latest in a series of mysterious deaths of Russian businessmen since Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. A former top manager of LUKoil, Aleksandr Subbotin, has reportedly

CLIMATE CHALLENGESScientists Identify the Most Extreme Heatwaves Ever Recorded Globally Published 16 May 2022 Heatwaves are one of the most devastating extreme weather events. The western North America heatwave was the deadliest weather event ever in Canada, resulting in hundreds of fatalities. The associated raging wildfires also led to extensive infrastructure damage and loss of crops.

TRUTH DECAYEncouraging Individuals to Take Action Against Truth Decay Published 12 May 2022 Facts and analysis are playing a diminishing role in American public life—a phenomenon called Truth Decay—so RAND is launching a public information campaign on social media to build understanding of Truth Decay and how individuals can tackle it by scrutinizing information they

WAR IN UKRAINEWhat Went Wrong with Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – and Why? By Russia Matters’ staff Published 12 May 2022 Why has the Russian campaign in Ukraine, at least so far, not gone Putin’s way? Experts who have examined Russia’s failures in Ukraine found that of the flaws in planning and execution identified by

TRUTH DECAYFact Checks Effectively Counter COVID Misinformation By Jim Hanchet Published 12 May 2022 New study finds that journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets. “We find that more information may be an antidote to misinformation,” conclude the authors of

AIAI and Policing: What a Queensland Case Study Tells Us By Teagan Westendorf Published 14 May 2022 Law enforcement agencies consider artificial intelligence a force multiplier because it can rapidly process more data than human brains and yield insights to help solve complex analytical problems. Our limited understanding of how AI algorithms make decisions and

AIThe Civil-Military Divide over Artificial Intelligence Published 14 May 2022 What factors influence how comfortable and uncomfortable software engineers feel with potential applications of AI for the U.S. military? Is there a correlation between the degree of trust that software engineers have in societal institutions—specifically, in DoD—and their perception of the acceptability of building AI

CLIMATE CHALLENGESScientists Identify the Most Extreme Heatwaves Ever Recorded Globally Published 14 May 2022 Heatwaves are one of the most devastating extreme weather events. The western North America heatwave was the deadliest weather event ever in Canada, resulting in hundreds of fatalities. The associated raging wildfires also led to extensive infrastructure damage and loss of crops.

ENERGY SECURITYAMLO’s Lithium Grab and War on Green Energy Will Hurt North America By Shannon K. O’Neil Published 14 May 2022 Nationalizing Mexico’s lithium reserves and extending state control over electricity and energy will undermine the region’s prosperity and security. By reasserting state control over Mexico’s natural resources, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is once again

THE RUSSIA CONNECTIONAnother Russian Tycoon Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances Published 12 May 2022 A former top manager of LUKoil has died under strange circumstances, the latest in a series of mysterious deaths of Russian businessmen since Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. A former top manager of LUKoil, Aleksandr Subbotin, has reportedly