Category: Technology
44 Articles
- Technology
Prosecuting Asimov’s Nightmare: Killer Robots and the Law of War
The United States and China are in a breathless race to master artificial intelligence (AI), accrue its benefits, and, in so doing, gain an advantage over the other. They are…
March 4, 2024
- Technology
From Laboratories to Language Models: Can AI Support Rigor in the Jungle of Policy Analysis?
Policymakers navigate deep uncertainty when dealing with national security and foreign policy dilemmas. Compared to some fields of engineering and traditional “hard…
February 5, 2024
- Technology
Open-Source Datasets: A Double-Edged Sword
In late December, a New York Times article highlighted a new artificial intelligence (AI) program run by the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of State…
January 13, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Technology
The United States’ Semiconductor Export Controls at One Year: Is the PRC Racing Forward?
On October 7, 2022, the United States Department of Commerce announced a series of export controls that signaled a marked shift in U.S. policy and a new era of global technology…
October 19, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Intelligence & National Security
- Technology
Dr. Policymaker or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Question “Market Irrationality”
The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and economic competition between the United States and the PRC over strategic technologies have reinvigorated the exploration of …
May 15, 2023
- Technology
PeaceBot: ChatGPT’s Role in Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Our ways of waging war have evolved; it is time our ways of waging peace do as well. It’s been over a year since Russia started its war against Ukraine, and it’s not likely…
May 1, 2023
- Technology
T Minus Six Seconds: Starship (and Humanity’s) Next Major Step Into Space
NASA liked to brag when its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched last fall that its 8.8 million pounds of thrust made it the most powerful rocket to ever take off. That …
April 20, 2023
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Technology
China, Too, Is Gearing Up for Tech Competition
It is no secret that the United States views the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a near-peer competitor. As the Biden administration describes, China has both the…
April 19, 2023
- Middle East & North Africa
- Technology
Bit by Bit: Analyzing the Entrenchment of Beijing’s Digital Influence in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
The last several years have seen a steep accumulation of linkages between China and the Arab Gulf monarchies. As China’s energy demands have exploded and oil demand from the…
April 14, 2023
- Technology
Data’s Wild West: How Unregulated Access and Advanced Processing Threaten Personal Privacy
The 7-day journey of the Chinese spy balloon from Alaska to South Carolina captivated the attention of millions of Americans. While the mission and payload of the…
April 5, 2023