Category: Science & Technology
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A Technological Fix: The Adoption of Chinese Public Security Systems
The Global Spread of China’s Surveillance Tools In Uganda, the Kampala police procured 6 million worth of AI public security platforms from Huawei, purportedly to…
January 20, 2023
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Cyberattacks and the Russian War in Ukraine: The Role of NATO and Risks of Escalation
Introduction: Ukraine Dodges the Cyber Bullet, So Far On April 12 Ukrainian officials reported that they had thwarted a Russian cyberattack on Ukraine’s electric grid that…
August 8, 2022
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The Role of Digital Technology in the Restitution of Cultural Artifacts
Introduction A vast corpus of museum collections around the world contain items that were stolen, looted, or smuggled from their original sources and owners. To determine whether…
July 18, 2022
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Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice
Introduction While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left NATO and European Union (EU) member states (mostly) unified around a common goal to wean themselves off Russian oil…
June 23, 2022
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Towards a National Strategy to Cut Gasoline Use
The Need for a Coordinated Strategy to Reduce Gasoline Consumption Gasoline use in the United States pumps hundreds of billions of dollars into the treasuries of despotic, …
May 27, 2022
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Masspersonal Social Engineering and the Emergence of Individualized Information Warfare
Russia’s use of cyber-enabled information operations to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election marked the return of great power competition and conflict after a…
May 17, 2022
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Where the U.S. Chips Fall: Fault Lines and Big Breaks in the Global Semiconductor Industry
Modern life hinges on reliable access to semiconductor chips. Recent shortages have shaken critical supply chains, highlighting how precarious the global semiconductor industry…
February 17, 2022
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Reporting on Technical Cybersecurity Breaches for Non-Technical Audiences
Just over a decade ago, cybersecurity journalists were charged with covering one of the most interesting, sophisticated, and difficult-to-explain security compromises: the breach…
February 1, 2022
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The Second Space Race: Democratic Outcomes for the Future of Space
Throughout the 1960s, the Cold War struggle between capitalism and communism led the United States and the Soviet Union to dominate the Space Race, hoping that success in space…
January 25, 2022
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Turning the Tide on Global Mangrove Forest Loss
Mangrove forests are an iconic ecosystem covering 13.7 million hectares of coastlines in the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions. Hundreds of millions of people rely…
January 24, 2022