As Trump announces an Iran deal without Iranian confirmation, the G7 opens in Évian, China expands gray zone operations near Taiwan, and Russia races to outproduce Western air defense interceptors.
As Trump announces an Iran deal without Iranian confirmation, the G7 opens in Évian, China expands gray zone operations near Taiwan, and Russia races to outproduce Western air defense interceptors.
By Finn Wintermute
April 07, 2026
8 min read
Opinion
Authoritarian regimes are deploying the AI tools democratic societies created — without the governance guardrails we built in. Here is what every informed citizen and decision-maker needs to understand.