Category: Technology

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Technology
The Americas

The Answers Are Already in Front of Us: On Russian Disinformation

When the Muller Report was released, America did not breathe a sigh of relief. It gasped for more air. Special Counsel Robert Muller did not find that members of the Trump…

February 3, 2023

Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Technology

Fusing Particles And Interests: The Geopolitics of Nuclear Fusion

On December 5th, a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved ignition, creating a nuclear reaction which generates more…

January 5, 2023

Defense
Technology

Run It Like A ‘Lean Startup:’ Why The DoD Acquisition System Should Embrace A Different Approach

On December 1, 2022, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin published a memo establishing the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), meant to provide necessary capital to…

December 30, 2022

Race & Security
Technology

Anti-Asian Racism: A Hurdle for American Tech Innovation

Left ignored, anti-Asian racism in the U.S. may dampen new talents’ enthusiasm to immigrate, hurting American strength in technological innovation. According to numbers…

November 7, 2022

Defense
Technology

The U.S. Space Force And The Limits of “Semper Supra”

On September 20, 2022, the United States Space Force released its fight song “SemperSupra” (Always Above). It flopped. The song was widely mocked across social media and late…

November 5, 2022

Technology
The Americas

A Lie Will Travel Faster: Election Disinformation And The Threat To Democracies

Former U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull once stated that “[A] lie will gallop halfway round the world before the truth has time to pull its breeches on.” In many ways,…

October 26, 2022

Defense
Europe & Central Asia
Technology

Tipping The Scales: The Use of Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War

While Russia’s military capabilities were overestimated, analysts failed to predict just how effective Ukraine’s adoption of asymmetric capabilities would be. Drones are…

October 13, 2022

Technology

Fractured Authorities Equal Shattered Satellites: Reforming Space Traffic Management

We don’t need the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The U.S. military has the radar to track aircraft and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the spectrum to…

October 4, 2022

Technology

Our Democratic Disadvantage in Space: NIMYBYism and Red Tape

The United States’ democratic capitalist model has many advantages. Its freedoms serve as an engine for rapid innovation and economic growth. The advancement of the US space…

April 22, 2022

Technology

Democracy In Danger: How AI-Enhanced Disinformation Is Threatening Democracy

Soon after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy circulated on social media, asking Ukrainian soldiers to…

April 8, 2022