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The Present — and Future — of Alternatives to Police

Allen Lab Affiliate Benjamin A. Barsky examines alternative emergency response programs — arguing for a democratic model of public safety governance in which responses to nonviolent incidents are shared across government and civil society rather than dominated by police.

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Webinar: The Implications of Taiwan’s Presidential Election

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Webinar: The Implications of Taiwan’s Presidential Election

The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia and the Ash Center hosted a webinar on Taiwan’s recent presidential election, which earlier that month saw the Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te capture the presidency.

Advancements in Global AI Policy

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Advancements in Global AI Policy

The “Advancements in Global AI Policy” webinar featured the following speakers and topics:

            Crowd Counting Consortium – Data on Pro-Israeli and Pro-Palestinian Protests in the U.S.
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            Crowd Counting Consortium – Data on Pro-Israeli and Pro-Palestinian Protests in the U.S.

            On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, experts from the Crowd Counting Consortium, a network of researchers tracking political demonstrations across the U.S., shared their most recent data on the multitude of pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests held nationwide since October 7.

            Regulating Web3: Global Trends and Challenges

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            Regulating Web3: Global Trends and Challenges

            “Regulating Web3: Global Trends and Challenges” webinar session featured the following speakers and topics:

            • Peter Kerstens (European Commission) on EU Markets in Crypto Asset Regulation
            • Carol Van Cleef (Luminous Group) on US Approach to Digital Asset Regulation
            • Urszula McCormack (King & Wood Mallesons) on APAC Approach to Digital Asset Regulation
            • Thomas Hardjono (MIT Media Lab) on Technical Standards for Web3

            Crowd Counting Consortium: Update on Israel/Palestine Protests
            Two different graphs that show the different daily Pro-Palestinian protests based on the number of events and amount of participants

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            Crowd Counting Consortium: Update on Israel/Palestine Protests

            Since October 7, the Crowd Counting Consortium (CCC) has recorded nearly 2,300 U.S. protests, rallies, marches, caravans, demonstrations, vigils, banner drops, and direct actions in support of Palestine or Israel, with hundreds of thousands of total participants on different sides of this mass mobilization.