Category: Technology

41 Articles

Europe & Central Asia
Technology

A First Point View: Examining Ukraine’s Drone Industry

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s drone industry has emerged as a key pillar of the country’s defense innovation apparatus. Drones have helped Ukraine…

May 15, 2025

Intelligence & National Security
Technology

Cyber Risk Manipulation: A Powerful Tool for U.S. Offensive Operations

The second Trump administration taking office initiated a renewed conversation about the utility of cyber deterrence as a policy to secure U.S. critical systems from. …

March 25, 2025

Europe & Central Asia
Technology

Advancing U.S. SMR Diplomacy for a Safe and Secure Energy Transition: Romania’s Pioneering Role

As the United States seeks to strengthen its global leadership in energy innovation, small modular reactors (SMRs) emerge as a powerful tool of diplomatic engagement in Europe.…

March 6, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa
Technology

Silicon Savannah or Digital Debt Trap? Unpacking Foreign Tech in Sub-Saharan Africa

Foreign tech investments in Sub-Saharan Africa bring opportunities and risks. While fueling innovation and economic growth, they also raise concerns about neocolonialism and…

February 21, 2025

Technology

The Digital Shield: Using Cyber Diplomacy to Strengthen National Cyber Resilience

In the modern security environment, unconventional, asymmetric security challenges become increasingly dangerous since adversaries seek cheap and easy ways to confront stronger…

February 9, 2025

Intelligence & National Security
Middle East & North Africa
Technology

The Dehumanization of ISR: Israel’s Use of Artificial Intelligence In Warfare

“At 5 a.m., [the air force] would come and bomb all the houses that we had marked,” B. said, an anonymous IDF soldier. “We took out thousands of people. We didn’t go…

January 9, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa
Technology

Bending the Baobab: AI’s Erosion of Security in the Sahel

Foreign, domestic, and non-state actors have manipulated the information landscape to secure their interests across Sub-Saharan Africa. Malign actors use information warfare to…

January 3, 2025

Environment and Biosecurity
Technology

The Double-Edged Sword: Opportunities and Risks of AI in Biosecurity

Biosecurity has an AI problem. And AI has a biosecurity problem. According to some scientists, engineers, and AI specialists, the use of artificial intelligence in the…

November 15, 2024

Defense
Technology

Nuclear Detonations in Space: Reducing Risks to Low Earth Orbit Satellites

On July 9, 1962, just after 11 PM, the dark, cloudy summer night above Honolulu turned to day for six minutes. A brilliant flash lit up the sky, shifting from green to yellow to…

November 5, 2024

Technology

The 2024 National Security Memorandum on AI: A Timeline and Index of Responsibilities

On October 24, 2024, the Biden administration published the “Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial…

November 4, 2024