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Marisol Maddox, Senior Fellow with the Institute of Arctic Studies, joined Deutsche Welle News to discuss the new agreement between the United States with Denmark and Greenland, and what it means for stability and security in the Arctic. zurl.co/sdxEL

What's really in Trump's defense pact with Denmark and Greenland | DW News

Trump repeatedly talked about making Greenland part of the United States. Now he's celebrating a new defense pact with Denmark and Greenland. We speak to Arc...

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Mosquitoes in Iceland. “This is kind of a little warning sign that things are on the move around the Arctic. We need to understand what’s going on," says Lauren Culler, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Studies, in the Christian Science Monitor. zurl.co/x7PFV #dartmouth #climatechange

Long mosquito-free, Iceland on alert against buggy invaders

The geography and climate of Iceland have prevented mosquitoes from establishing a foothold. But recent discoveries in the wilds have made locals wary.

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"At a time when the public is sensitive to affordability concerns and feels insecurity about their jobs, disrupting trade with a close and popular ally creates challenges for the GOP in these and other states.” Prof. Douglas Irwin in HuffPost on Canada tariffs. zurl.co/V7ate #dartmouthdavidson

Trump's Trade War With Canada Could Spell Disaster For Senate Republican Candidates

Four competitive Senate races are in states that border Canada. If tariffs raise prices, guess which party undecided voters are likely to blame?

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AI should be managed like nuclear weapons. In her most recent Chicago Tribune piece, Elizabeth Shackelford argues that the recent escape of AI agents from their testing environment absent human knowledge was a reminder of the vast potential and great risk that AI poses to humanity. zurl.co/931FV

Elizabeth Shackelford: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent of and contrary to human action or direction.

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Art History professor Nick Camerlenghi and a team of Dartmouth students have begun excavating the Convento del Colombaio, a ruined convent in the hills Tuscany. Dartmouth serves as lead institution for a team drawn from eight universities and research centers. zurl.co/b8PLA #Dartmouth

With Dickey Center Support: Art Historians Dig Toward the Thirteenth Century

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Dartmouth’s Matt Druckenmiller Joins Norwegian Prime Minister to Announce International Polar Year Coordination Office. "This coordination office gives us a foundation to advance science that is grounded in genuine partnership as we navigate rapid change together.” zurl.co/yMFwW #dartmoutharctic

Dartmouth’s Druckenmiller Joins Norwegian Prime Minister to Announce International Polar Year Coordination Office

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Over at Law & Liberty, Edwin van de Haar reviews Stephen Brooks' "The Political Economy of Security," highlighting some of its arguments, including that trade has a mixed influence on security and that there's no indication that financial flows influence the likelihood of conflict. zurl.co/7sTgv

War, Peace, and Free Trade – Edwin van de Haar

Adam Smith understood two centuries ago that commerce was no guarantee of peace.

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Calling the administration's reliance on force "embarrassing, wasteful & harmful," Elizabeth Shackelford argues that military actions in Iran, Cuba, & the Caribbean have inflicted civilian suffering while failing to advance U.S. national security objectives. zurl.co/EsQJJ #dartmouth #cuba #iran

Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump administration’s aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective

The United States is imposing pointless suffering on the people of Cuba and Iran.

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