View this email in your browser Insights, analysis and must reads from CNN's Fareed Zakaria and the Global Public Square team, compiled by Global Briefing editor Chris Good   Sept. 13, 2019 Fareed: Trump's Foreign Policy Is in Shambles "As he moves on to his fourth national security adviser in less than three years, it has become clear that President Trump's foreign policy is in shambles," Fareed writes in his latest Washington Post column. Despite his dealmaker image, Trump has failed to deliver meaningful breakthroughs with America's enemies or trading partners. But with the hawkish John Bolton gone, "Trump does have the opportunity to act on his instincts and actually get something done—a new Iran nuclear deal," Fareed writes. For that to happen, he'll need to ignore his remaining hawkish advisers and find a way for both sides to claim victory. How to Beat China: Invest in America While President Trump has focused on America's trade deficit, Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson write for Foreign Affairs, the real threat China poses is in its emerging tech dominance. China is catching up to the US in R&D spending, and it has a larger population and an economy that will surpass America's; naturally, more innovations will follow. The way to compete, then, is for the US government to steer more funding toward developing technological breakthroughs. Taking a less sanguine view of competition with China, Andrew A. Michta theorizes at The American Interest that China's grand strategy is to rebalance global trade away from maritime routes and dominate the Eurasian landmass, including America's European allies. What Putin Wants: Respect If President Vladimir Putin offends on the world stage, "he doesn't care, because ultimately he wants the world to pay him and to pay Russia attention, and whether that's affection, admiration, or just good old-fashioned respect, that's fine," Russia watcher Bobo Lo argues in the latest installment of the Lowy Institute podcast Rules Based Audio, sizing up Putin's main foreign-policy priority. Can AI Save Us From Disinformation? Some entrepreneurs hope so. Writing for the German Marshall Fund, Senior Fellow Ellen P. Goodman and Columbia University Prof. Anya Schiffrin survey 13 tech startups that use natural-language processing to detect disinformation online. In interviews, entrepreneurs criticize online platforms' response to disinformation—hiring thousands of people to moderate content—as outdated. That said, entrepreneurs recognize the limits of the technology—and as a European Parliamentary Research Service report found in March, "AI is not a 'silver bullet,'" as it has limited accuracy and can miss cultural contexts. Share Tweet Fwd unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences  Copyright © 2019 Cable News Network, Inc. A WarnerMedia Company., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to CNN newsletters. Our mailing address is: Cable News Network, Inc. A WarnerMedia Company. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 Add us to your address book What did you like about today's Global Briefing? What did we miss? Let us know what you think: GlobalBriefing@cnn.com Sign up to get updates on your favorite CNN Original Series, special CNN news coverage and other newsletters.​   Sign Up for Fareed's Global Briefing