Category: Science & Technology
87 Articles
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One Health in a Fractured World: Why Global Health Governance Must Adapt to Geopolitical Fragmentation
Introduction In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the weaknesses of global health systems to infectious diseases. However, less recognized was how the emergence of this…
June 5, 2026
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A Tool for Security? Cloud Computing in Border Control
Dependency on Hyperscalers In Europe, cloud computing is predominantly provided by US Big Tech companies. As these firms supply cloud infrastructure to security actors,…
March 17, 2026
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How the EU Rewrote its Cyber Diplomacy Playbook in Moldova’s 2025 Elections
Introduction In September 2025, Moldova held parliamentary elections under an unprecedented barrage of Russian foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). What…
January 31, 2026
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A Playbook for Winning the AI Race: Compete, Counter, Cooperate
The Stakes of the AI Race & Export Controls As AI becomes increasingly central to 21st-century power, it is important for the United States to sustain its leadership in…
November 18, 2025
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Biotechnology as a Strategic Asset: Ends, Ways, and Means for a U.S. Competitive Advantage
Tools of Power and Strategy President Donald Trump’s second administration is introducing new levers of American power and committing to an “America First” approach while…
August 28, 2025
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Powering the Periphery: Rethinking Rural Electrification in Fiji
Introduction With its more than 300 scattered islands and population of under a million, Fiji confronts a challenge common to PSIDS: pursuing economic development and meeting…
August 11, 2025
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Deterrence in the Age of Weaponizable Biotechnology
Introduction When physicist Herman Kahn posed the possibility of nuclear war in his 1960 book On Thermonuclear War, he was contemplating what then seemed unthinkable. At the, …
June 4, 2025
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AI’s Energy Demands and Nuclear’s Uncertain Future
The New Deals In recent months, AI companies have seen a surge in interest in nuclear energy, driven by the increasing power demands of data centers. Tech giants are looking for…
April 16, 2025
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Populism’s Anti-Liberalism on Free Speech
Introduction Over the past decades, populism has gained significant influence in contemporary politics around the world. The “populist” label is used to characterize several…
April 3, 2025
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Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non…
January 30, 2025