The rush to govern artificial intelligence is colliding with political rivalry, economic anxiety and a missing global playbook.
War, trade, AI, and climate shocks converged on a week that exposed the limits of global coordination.
War, elections, markets, AI, and energy all moved at once — and none moved cleanly.
As Kylian Mbappé faces an uncertain recovery, football’s governing institutions are confronting an equally serious test of resilience.
Congress can still set basic guardrails without freezing innovation or surrendering to hype.
Washington and Beijing are fighting to set the rules of artificial intelligence, with allies and rivals weighing security, cost and access.
The AI fight is no longer theoretical: lawmakers should regulate now, but avoid rules that freeze innovation or hand China an edge.



