Tag: Technology
120 Articles
- Science & Technology
China’s Space Station: Persistence Pays Off
China launched Project 921 in 1992 as a three-stage program working toward human spaceflight. The first step involved a display of capability using the Shenzhou “Heavenly” …
May 28, 2018
- Science & Technology
The Role of the State in the Private-Sector Cybersecurity Challenge
The creation of regulatory regimes to enhance cybersecurity entails the establishment of norms, rules, monitoring procedures, and enforcement practices for minimizing harm to the…
May 27, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
The Dark Side of Chinese Modernization
The 2017 annual Human Rights Watch Report on China finds that “the outlook for fundamental human rights, including freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and religion,…
March 2, 2018
- Business & Economics
The Trump Administration’s IP Battle Against China
In mid-August, President Trump asked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to open an investigation into China’s intellectual property (IP) practices. “This is just…
November 14, 2017
- Society & Culture
Laboratory of Democracy? Turkey’s Scientific Institutions After the July 15 Coup
Established in 1963 to support state-led economic planning, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) identifies and promotes areas where government…
October 7, 2017
- Business & Economics
Engaging a New, Entrepreneurial Middle East
The fastest growing internet usage region in the world is the Arab world, with a rising tide of world-competitive and tech-enabled startup entrepreneurship reaching millions with…
October 28, 2013
- Online Archive
Engaging a New, Entrepreneurial Middle East
Looking forward, however, becomes more interesting. The Middle East has virtually never known landlines. Mobile usage in many countries across all economic demographics often…
October 28, 2013
- Online Archive
UAV Proliferation and the Challenge of Change
Unfortunately, numerous problems hamper the current international regimes—the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the Wassenaar Arrangement—responsible for preventing…
October 9, 2013
- Online Archive
The Implications of Mandates in International Cyber Affairs
Creating an international cyber governance and security regime faces two critical challenges: jurisdiction-shopping by nations for friendly venues to discuss and promote their…
March 23, 2013