News

Byline: Sarah Kreps

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Government

The OpenAI meltdown will only accelerate the artificial intelligence race

The Guardian

Optimists and ‘doomers’ are fighting over the direction of AI research – and those who want speed may have won this round, Sarah Kreps writes in an op-ed in The Guardian.

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International relations

To support Ukraine, the West must unleash the full power of the IMF and World Bank

Fortune

In a commentary in Fortune, Sarah Kreps, professor of government, writes that the U.S. and NATO policymakers are navigating a tight balancing act as Russia continues its deadly onslaught in Ukraine.

Government

No, Trump can’t count on a hawk’s advantage in making peace with North Korea

Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, writes about the politics behind the potential U.S.-North Korea talks in this Washington Post column.

Government

Americans feel a moral obligation to help humanitarian victims (like those in Syria) with military force

The Washington Post

In this Washington Post editorial, Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, and colleague Sarah Maxey, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, discuss research that indicates that President Donald Trump's humanitarian rhetoric about the recent attacks in Syria can persuade the public to support military action –

Government

Congress keeps quiet on U.S. drone policy - and that's a big problem

The Washington Post

Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, writes in this Washington Post op-ed that U.S. drone strikes raise legal questions about international and domestic law, and suggests without Congressional intervention, the “drone war on terrorism may become a war without end”.