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Policy Roundup: August 2024

Welcome to the FSI Policy Roundup for August 2024. This monthly series highlights our scholars' analyses on pressing policy issues around the globe. Take a deep dive using the links below. 

This month's roundup includes:

• What's Really Wrong with the "Deep State": Part I by Francis Fukuyama
  
  
• Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelic Drugs: Navigating High Hopes, Strong Claims, Weak Evidence, and Big Money by Keith Humphreys
  
  
• Human vs. Machine: Behavioral Differences Between Expert Humans and Language Models in Wargame Simulations by Max Lamparth, Oriana Skylar Mastro, and Harold Trinkunas
  
  
• Ramifications of the Supreme Court’s Latest Term for Health Regulation by Michelle Mello
  
  
• Political Leaders Must Push Back Against Tech Bullies by Marietje Schaake
  
  
• The Crumbling Foundations of American Strength by Amy Zegart

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