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1. Americans don’t want another celebrity president.
By William A. Galston at the Brookings Institute
2. Why isn’t the world pursuing cyber arms control treaties?
By Erica D. Borghard and Shawn W. Lonergan at the Council on Foreign Relations
3. If Trump wants to be taken seriously on national security, he should care about human rights.
By John Bellinger and Richard Fontaine in Lawfare
4. This fungus mixed with concrete can make bridges that heal themselves.
By Rachael Flores at Binghamton University
By Judy Samuelson in Quartz at Work
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