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Welcome to the FSI Policy Roundup for July 2026. This monthly series highlights our scholars' analyses on pressing policy issues around the globe.

Get recommendations on how the United States can revitalize its leadership in the field of biotechnology, and learn how artificial technology is reshaping prior authorization, one of the most consequential parts of American healthcare. 

Take a deep dive using the links below, and let us know what you think by replying to this email.

America’s AI Policy Is Truly Chaotic by Francis Fukuyama

The Ukraine War Is in Its Fifth Year. Is Peace Possible? by Rose Gottemoeller

Rural America’s Maternal-Health Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse by Keith Humphreys

How to Win the Defense Innovation Contest by Colin Kahl

What China Thinks It Can Gain From a Disordered World by Oriana Skylar Mastro

EU-Japan-South Korea Cooperation Is Indispensable Now by Gi-Wook Shin

In a testimony before the U.S. Senate, Drew Endy outlined ways America's leadership in biotechnology can be revived in the face of advances in AI and new competition with China. READ MORE

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how decisions about prior authorization are made, and that has major consequences for the American healthcare system and policy, says Michelle Mello. READ MORE