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Recommendations to OSTP on National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (Emily Weinstein, CSET)

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is asking the research community for best practices and policy prescriptions for securing certain U.S....

Exploring bioinformatics through the Map of Science (Sara Abdulla, CSET)

Bioinformatics is a field of biotechnology that lies at the intersection of data, computer science, and biology. Specifically, bioinformatics employs computational methods to address...

Forecasting the Future of the DOD-Silicon Valley Relationship: The Wisdom of the Crowd as Arbiter of Expert Disagreement (CSET)

Experts often have different views about big questions relevant to technology and security policy, such as the future of the U.S.-China relationship, or the...

The Future of the Digital Order (Jeff Cirillo, Lisa Curtis, Joshua Fitt, Kara Frederick, ​Coby Goldberg, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Megan Lamberth, Martijn Rasser,...

Nations that successfully harness the vast economic, political, and societal power of emerging information and communications technologies will shape the future of the global...

Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia (UN News)

With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next...

Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash (UN News)

“Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on...

The United States and Senegal: 60 Years of Partnership (US Department of State)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken will travel to Senegal on November 19-20, where he will meet with President Macky Sall and Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall...

Data rules for machine learning: How Europe can unlock the potential while mitigating the risks (Blanka Soulava, Hamish Cameron, Victoria Ying, Atlantic Council)

Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly shape societies and the global economy. Machine learning—which is responsible for the vast majority of AI advancements—is enhancing the...

State of the space industrial base 2021: Building space infrastructure and services for security and prosperity (Atlantic Council)

Militaries, economies, and societies are increasingly dependent on services offered from space. Indeed, commerce through and enabled by space applications make up an increasing...

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