Is Artificial Intelligence an Existential Threat?
It is not unusual for disrupting technologies to be embraced and feared—and not necessarily in that order. That was and will continue to be true for all technologies that bring both benefit and...
Researchers Devise Forensic Tests to Track Contraband Conflict Minerals
Terrorism, political corruption, and human rights violations in sub-Saharan Africa are like any other business: management identifies and provides a needed product or service to willing buyers,...
How Washington Lets Beijing Monopolize Minerals Vital for Phones and Fighter Jets
While the topic of supply chains may not be cutting-edge or of high public interest, it is no less important to national security than destroying ISIS or having credible immigration policies. On...
Future Warfare Will Not Allow Meaningful Human Control
Bob Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, will tell you the Third Offset is the next generation of warfare. It may take at least ten years but it will showcase the rise of the machine, and the...
An Open Letter to the CIA Director Nominee
One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first choices for his national security team was Representative Mike Pompeo for Director of the CIA.  A graduate of West Point and a Harvard educated lawyer,...