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Losing Big | Columbia Global Reports The story behind the astonishing rise—and potential dangers—of the online sports gambling industry.

learn more about LOSING BIG: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling ⤵️
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12.03.2026 21:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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$500M Bet On The Iran Strike — Before It Happened Podcast Episode · Prof G Markets · March 5 · 29m

"When the Supreme Court legalized sports gambling surely we did not anticipate what we now have, which is basically the gamblification of everything"

ICYMI: Jonathan Cohen, author of LOSING BIG, definitely has concerns about prediction markets, on Prof G Markets 🎧
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%...

12.03.2026 21:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Under the sea Podcast Episode · Start the Week · March 9 · 42m

“For island economies to be cast out of the internet, even for a brief while, would really plunge economies into chaos”

🎧 ICYMI: Samanth Subramanian, author of THE WEB BENEATH THE WAVES, talked about the fragility of internet infrastructure with BBC Start the Week
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10.03.2026 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to Reclaim the Internet Episode 2828: Olivier Sylvain on Free Speech, Section 230 and How Big Tech Took Control of the Internet

"The argument to reclaim the internet is to reclaim the story that there is something about the internet that offers great promise that has been lost."

Olivier Sylvain joined Keen On America to talk about his new book RECLAIMING THE INTERNET (out next week!)
keenon.substack.com/p/how-to-rec...

09.03.2026 19:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Losing Big | Columbia Global Reports The story behind the astonishing rise—and potential dangers—of the online sports gambling industry.

learn more about LOSING BIG: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling ⤵️
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/losing...

05.03.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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$500M Bet On The Iran Strike — Before It Happened Podcast Episode · Prof G Markets · March 5 · 29m

"When the Supreme Court legalized sports gambling surely we did not anticipate what we now have, which is basically the gamblification of everything."

Jonathan Cohen, author of LOSING BIG, definitely has concerns about prediction markets, on Prof G Markets 🎧
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%...

05.03.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Triangle of Power | Columbia Global Reports How the world broke—and how we can still save it

THE TRIANGLE OF POWER: Rebalancing the New World Order 🔻
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

27.02.2026 20:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Amid Rhetoric About Rupture With U.S., Finland Urges Calm

"A more varied world order needs institutional reform, however, Mr. Stubb says. He lays out an optimistic, even slightly utopian plan in his new book, The Triangle of Power."

Read more about that slightly utopian plan in THE TRIANGLE OF POWER out now from CGR🔻
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/w...

27.02.2026 20:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Book cover for “Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back” by Olivier Sylvain, next to an endorsement from Frank Pasquale, author of “The Black Box Society”:

“A must-read for those interested in AI law and policy, offering vital insights on what works in technology regulation.”

[cover design by Kelly Winton]

Book cover for “Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back” by Olivier Sylvain, next to an endorsement from Frank Pasquale, author of “The Black Box Society”: “A must-read for those interested in AI law and policy, offering vital insights on what works in technology regulation.” [cover design by Kelly Winton]

“Expertly mapping the internet’s past and present, Sylvain envisions a far better future for online life in this refreshing call for reform.”— @frankpasquale.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

RECLAIMING THE INTERNET is on sale 3/17 but avail for preorder now!
🛜 globalreports.columbia.edu/books/reclai...

20.02.2026 18:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Triangle of Power | Columbia Global Reports How the world broke—and how we can still save it

learn more about THE TRIANGLE OF POWER 🔻
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

18.02.2026 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order Stubb, the president of Finland, claims that the international system has reached a crossroads.

“Drawing on Finland’s Cold War–era tradition of ‘pragmatic realism,’ Stubb calls on Western leaders to work with the East & the South to rebuild a global system of rules-based cooperation centered on the UN”

@foreignaffairs.com reviews THE TRIANGLE OF POWER ⤵️
www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/tria...

18.02.2026 18:11 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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‘The Triangle of Power’ Review: The View From Finland Alexander Stubb envisions a multilateral world. He’d overhaul the United Nations Security Council and allot more say to the Global South.

“A book on the state of the world that should be noted by anybody wanting to understand our present predicament.”

@wsj.com reviews Alexander Stubb’s THE TRIANGLE OF POWER 🔻
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

10.02.2026 16:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Losing Big | Columbia Global Reports The story behind the astonishing rise—and potential dangers—of the online sports gambling industry.

If you're watching football today you might notice an ad or 2 (or 3) for sports betting. The NFL used to be strongly opposed to gambling, but now it seems you can’t escape it

What's behind this gambling boom & just how risky is it? Find out with LOSING BIG
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/losing...

08.02.2026 22:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket

RIP mass market paperbacks, but good news, if you still want a short, lively book you can fit in your pocket, @columbiagr.bsky.social has got you covered www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

06.02.2026 18:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Losing Big | Columbia Global Reports The story behind the astonishing rise—and potential dangers—of the online sports gambling industry.

Learn more about LOSING BIG ⬇️
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/losing...

05.02.2026 15:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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'Losing Big': Author Jonathan Cohen on the dangers of America's sports betting boom Jonathan Cohen, ‘Losing Big’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss America's sports betting boom, sports gambling and prediction markets' impact on the youth, what the potential solutions are, practic...

"I don't think there are sufficient consumer protections in place, especially for young people, that can prevent them from running into trouble."

Jonathan D. Cohen, author of LOSING BIG, joined CNBC's Squawk Box to talk about the risks behind the rise of sports gambling
www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

05.02.2026 15:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
stacks of copies of Reclaiming the Internet, by Olivier Sylvain, some spine-out, same facing-out so you can see the cover

cover design by Kelly Winton

stacks of copies of Reclaiming the Internet, by Olivier Sylvain, some spine-out, same facing-out so you can see the cover cover design by Kelly Winton

We love to see them in the office!

Early copies of RECLAIMING THE INTERNET: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back, by leading legal scholar Olivier Sylvan

🛜 On sale March 17, but available for preorder now!
https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/reclaiming-the-internet

03.02.2026 15:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover for "Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back" by Olivier Sylvain, next to an endorsement from Zephyr Teachout, author of "Break 'Em Up":

"Sylvain meticulously exposes how a handful of corporations hide ruthless systems of surveillance and addiction behind legal and cultural myths around free expression."

(cover design by Kelly Winton)

Book cover for "Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back" by Olivier Sylvain, next to an endorsement from Zephyr Teachout, author of "Break 'Em Up": "Sylvain meticulously exposes how a handful of corporations hide ruthless systems of surveillance and addiction behind legal and cultural myths around free expression." (cover design by Kelly Winton)

Can we fix the internet?

In RECLAIMING THE INTERNET, leading legal scholar Olivier Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls the protection of users over platforms.

🛜 on sale 3/17, but available for preorder now!
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/reclai...

29.01.2026 17:48 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Triangle of Power | Columbia Global Reports How the world broke—and how we can still save it

globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

22.01.2026 15:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are looking at a change in the world order, says Finnish President Stubb | CNN Christiane Amanpour speaks to Finnish President Alexander Stubb from Davos about President Donald Trump’s demand for Greenland and his new book “The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order”...

ICYMI: Finnish President Alexander Stubb joined Christiane Amanpour on CNN from Davos yesterday.

Learn more about President Stubb's view of a new world order with his new book THE TRIANGLE OF POWER ⤵️
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/t...

22.01.2026 15:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’ Podcast Episode · The Audio Long Read · 16/01/2026 · 39m

“The monks leading these violent movements seem driven not by a pursuit of nirvana in the afterlife, but by a quest for dominance in this one.”

🎧 ICYMI: @theguardian.com Long Read podcast features an excerpt from Sonia Faleiro’s THE ROBE AND THE SWORD
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16.01.2026 20:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Betting On Everything | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Jonathan Cohen talks about how prediction markets, where people can bet on almost anything, are rising in popularity, and the risks that may come with these lightly-regulated markets.

“Should we really be forcing gambling down people’s throat and making everyone see every news event as a way to make money?”

🎧 ICYMI: Jonathan D. Cohen joined Brian Lehrer to talk about the impact of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
https://www.wnyc.org/story/betting-on-everything/

14.01.2026 14:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
lots of copies of The Triangle of Power messily arranged on a table

cover design by Kelly Winton

lots of copies of The Triangle of Power messily arranged on a table cover design by Kelly Winton

Happy pub day to THE TRIANGLE OF POWER: Rebalancing the New World Order, by President of Finland Alexander Stubb

“Stubb identifies the central weakness in the international system today and has an ingenious plan to address it.” —Fareed Zakaria

▶️ globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

13.01.2026 15:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The internet’s vulnerable undersea tendrils A new book examines the various threats to subsea cables

"The length of a novella, it makes a snappy point about a meaty topic: namely, that far from being weightless, the cloud is anchored firmly in the real world."

@economist.com reviews @samanthsubramanian.bsky.social ky.social's THE WEB BENEATH THE WAVES ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...

08.01.2026 21:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The bloody rise of the Buddhist ‘war monks’ In The Robe and the Sword, the journalist Sonia Faleiro reveals how Buddhist extremism is reshaping modern Asia

"The Robe and the Sword is an uncomfortable book, and that is its virtue. Faleiro brings moral clarity to terrain that is usually tiptoed around."

@thetimes.com reviews Sonia Faleiro's THE ROBE AND THE SWORD ⤵️
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

07.01.2026 19:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The internet’s vulnerable undersea tendrils A new book examines the various threats to subsea cables

"The length of a novella, it makes a snappy point about a meaty topic: namely, that far from being weightless, the cloud is anchored firmly in the real world."

@economist.com reviews @samanthsubramanian.bsky.social's THE WEB BENEATH THE WAVES ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...

31.12.2025 17:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover for "The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order" by Alexander Stubb, next to an endorsement from Fiona Hill, from The Brookings Institution: "This book could not be more timely or necessary in an era of geopolitical upheaval and turmoil."

(cover design by Kelly Winton)

Book cover for "The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order" by Alexander Stubb, next to an endorsement from Fiona Hill, from The Brookings Institution: "This book could not be more timely or necessary in an era of geopolitical upheaval and turmoil." (cover design by Kelly Winton)

In THE TRIANGLE OF POWER, President of Finland Alexander Stubb argues that a new international system is taking shape, driven by three major forces: the Global West, the Global East, and the Global South

▶️ on sale Jan 13, but available for preorder now-> globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

23.12.2025 14:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gen Z is revolting: Why the world's youth will not be silenced - Index on Censorship The Winter 2025 issue of Index on Censorship looks at the Generation Z led revolts toppling governments across the globe

Great looking new issue of @indexoncensorship.org just out, focus on Gen Z activism (also a Cindy Yu commentary on censoring bad news in China), glad to be in it w/interview on & excerpt from my second @columbiagr.bsky.social book www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/12/gen-...

19.12.2025 14:58 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover for "The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order" by Alexander Stubb, next to an endorsement from Fareed Zakaria from CNN: “Stubb identifies the central weakness in the international system today and has an ingenious plan to address it.”

Book cover for "The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order" by Alexander Stubb, next to an endorsement from Fareed Zakaria from CNN: “Stubb identifies the central weakness in the international system today and has an ingenious plan to address it.”

With THE TRIANGLE OF POWER, Finnish President Alexander Stubb calls for dignified foreign policy—and warns that unless the West learns to listen, it will lose its place in the world it once built.

▶️ on sale January 13, but available for preorder now--> globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

15.12.2025 15:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
stacks of copies of The Triangle of Power, by Alexander Stubb, some spine-out, same facing-out so you can see the cover

stacks of copies of The Triangle of Power, by Alexander Stubb, some spine-out, same facing-out so you can see the cover

New in the CGR office!

Early copies of THE TRIANGLE OF POWER: Rebalancing the New World Order, by President of Finland Alexander Stubb

▶️ On sale January 13 in the US (and in the UK with @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social) but available for preorder now!
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-tr...

11.12.2025 18:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0