Deep State Radio Episode 26: Forecasting Foreign Policy with Mary Brooks

This week Grant and Zoe were joined by Mary Brooks. Mary is a resident fellow for Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats at R Street Institute. They discuss prediction markets, how useful that can be to policymakers, and why forecasting politics can be so challenging.

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