BRSL Weekly Brief

This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief, Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker discusses three recent AI headlines: the Google/Pentagon agreement for use of Gemini in military contexts, the future of data centers in the U.S., and Anthropic's decision to limit access to its Mythos model. 

This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief, we're diving into three separate--yet deeply interconnected--topics: the ongoing Iran war, European pushes for rearmament, and worldwide semiconductor chip shortages.

This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief, Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about the Iran war, what could come next, and the impacts of the war on civilians, other Gulf countries, and the rest of the world. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday April 7, 2026 at 1pm. 

This week on your BRSL Weekly Brief, Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about Super Micro and the alleged scheme by three employees, including the company’s co-founder, to send NVIDIA microchips to China in violation of U.S. export laws. 

On this week's episode, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about Cuba, the Trump Administration's recent comments about a transition of power, and what this signals about the future of foreign policy. 

On this week's episode, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie joins BRSL Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker for a discussion covering the recent standoff between AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI and the U.S. Government, as well as how autonomous weapons are being used in military contexts. 

BRSL Weekly Brief, Friday, March 6th. In this episode of the BRSL Weekly Brief, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie answers questions about the U.S./Israel war on Iran, and everything you need to know about the conflict thus far.