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1 month ago | 
interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Sergei Guriev
In times of political turbulence, leading research universities often become both targets of populist rhetoric and beacons of hope. For voters dissatisfied with “elites” and the status quo, higher education bears responsibility for spawning the political class that they blame for all society’s ills.
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2 months ago | 
daily.jstor.org | Livia Gershon |Sergei Guriev |Daniel Treisman
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Twentieth-century dictators like Hitler and Mao ruled with violence, fear, repression, and ideology. They engaged in mass slaughter of groups perceived as enemies, publicized their attacks on dissidents to deter others, and kept their citizens from contact with the outside world through censorship and travel restrictions.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
datanoticias.com | Sergei Guriev
LONDRES – En un momento en que casi la mitad de la población mundial acudirá a las urnas, 2024 fue calificado como un año de superelecciones, lo que llevó a muchos expertos a advertir sobre una inminente avalancha de desinformación política. Después de todo, la inteligencia artificial generativa ha hecho posible que cualquier persona, en cualquier lugar, produzca imágenes y videos “deepfake” que parezcan reales.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
project-syndicate.org | Sergei Guriev
Given that generative AI models capable of rendering life-like “deepfakes” are now accessible to everyone, it is understandable that many would worry about the implications for elections and democratic discourse. But during the “super election year” of 2024, the worst predictions were not borne out.
LONDON – With almost half the world’s population going to the polls, 2024 was dubbed a super election year, leading many experts to warn of a coming flood of political disinformation.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
ft.com | Sergei Guriev
Professor Sergei Guriev is dean of London Business School.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
piie.com | Sergei Guriev |Elina Ribakova
After the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, the West was quick to impose sanctions on Russia. These sanctions—in the political, cultural, trade, and economic arenas—were aimed at making a clear political statement that the invasion was unacceptable and in violation of international law but also at eroding Russia´s economic ability to pursue the war. More than two years after, the war is still going on, and Russia´s economy seems not to be very affected by the sanctions.
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May 17, 2024 | 
europeanvoices.eu | Sergei Guriev
While focusing on Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, the West must not neglect support of Putin’s opponents, both in Russia and elsewhere. Main image • Sergei Guriev is provost and professor of economics at Sciences Po, Paris. • Michael von Aulock Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Russian regime has conducted a war on three fronts.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
hoover.org | Sergei Guriev
MyHoover delivers a personalized experience at Hoover.org. In a few easy steps, create an account and receive the most recent analysis from Hoover fellows tailored to your specific policy interests. Watch this video for an overview of MyHoover. Create Account
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
thesgnl.com | Michael Bluhm |Sergei Guriev
After the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries imposed unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow. They largely cut off its banks from the international finance system, froze Russian assets in foreign banks, and banned high-tech exports to Russia—while seizing the foreign property of the Russian Federation’s oligarchs and Vladimir Putin’s cronies.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
iai.tv | Sergei Guriev |Bruce Gordon
Naturalism, the idea that there are no gods, spirits, or transcendent meanings, is the leading theory of our time. However, in this instalment of our idealism series, in partnership with the Essentia Foundation, Bruce Gordon argues that quantum mechanics not only beckons the end of naturalism, but also points towards the existence of a transcendent mind. Naturalism remains a popular philosophy in the academic world. Its articulation varies, so let’s be clear what we mean.
