Category: Technology
48 Articles
- 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
- Technology
The Global Tech Divide: How the Digital Revolution is Leaving Some of Us in the Digital Dark Ages
The digital revolution has changed nearly every facet of daily life—from communication and work to tackling urgent global issues such as climate change and public health.…
October 30, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Technology
Not Just (Computer) Viruses: What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic Preparedness
U.S. policymakers are sprinting to bolster the federal government’s capabilities to detect and counter AI-related national security threats. As…
June 7, 2024
- Technology
Gaming for the Win: Merging Video Games, Synthetic Training Environments, and Combat Simulators
According to a victorious Ukrainian tank commander, video games helped him figure out “how” and “where” to strike a much better armed and armored Russian T-90M…
June 5, 2024