Tag: Technology
117 Articles
- Dialogues
Dr. Hugo Slim on the Changing Landscape of Humanitarian Action
GJIA: In a 2013 interview with the ICRC, you mentioned the possibility for humanitarian agencies to use modern technology, such as drones, to make better assessments or deliver…
March 26, 2020
- Dialogues
Dr. Ben Buchanan on Cybersecurity Challenges in Democracy and Statecraft
GJIA: In today’s event, you discussed how cyber warfare is more like covert operations than traditional warfare. What do you think might be the positive and negative…
March 24, 2020
- Business & Economics
The Ever-Increasing Surveillance State
Around the same time, a college student in Wuhan returned to his hometown in eastern China. Days later, local authorities had tracked him to his family home, placed police tape…
March 2, 2020
- Science & Technology
PART II: How Auctions Helped Solar Become the Cheapest Electricity in the World
As price competitiveness continues to intensify and the leading price continues to fall, competitive tendering has become the principal method for procurement of renewable energy…
February 25, 2020
- Science & Technology
PART I: How Auctions Helped Solar Become the Cheapest Electricity in the World
Government-administered competitive reverse auctions—exercises in which a single buyer accepts bids from many sellers to procure goods or services at lowest cost—have quickly…
February 24, 2020
- Business & Economics
Big Tech, Antitrust, and Breakup
Big Tech Scrutiny Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google play outsized roles in our lives. We rely on them for shopping, research, entertainment, and information. But these…
January 14, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Catching Up: China’s Developing Military Power
By decoupling sensors from shooters and shooters from their command structures, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could negate the battle networks that have helped make the U.…
January 6, 2020
- Business & Economics
U.S.-Indian Commercial Ties: Getting from Good to Great
Business Ties Today U.S.-Indian commercial ties are at historically high levels, albeit starting from modest beginnings. India’s began opening its market to the world in…
December 23, 2019
- Conflict & Security
Russia’s Hypersonic Weapons
What are hypersonic weapons? Hypersonic weapons travel faster than Mach 5, or a speed of approximately 1.6 kilometers per second. Many traditional ballistic missiles re-enter the…
December 12, 2019
- Science & Technology
Upending the 5G Status Quo with Open Architecture
The promise of 5G, the next generation of wireless communications technologies, is alluring. New capabilities enabled by much greater bandwidth at higher speeds and lower latency…
November 21, 2019