AI & Emerging Technology

Just Security’s expert authors offer strategic analysis on AI, cyber, quantum and other emerging technologies, including the national security implications of AI, global governance frameworks, the evolving cyber risk landscape, and how technology use cases comport with legal and ethical considerations.

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Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive

Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
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Curating Cyberspace: Rights, Responsibilities, and Opportunities

To challenge authoritarianism, platforms should embrace a role that balances expressive rights and responsibilities in a pro-democratic way.
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Structuring Markets for Strategic Quantum Innovation

To harness quantum's full potential, governments should create a market environment conducive to strategic innovation.
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Is the U.S. Abandoning the Fight Against Foreign Information Operations?

The Trump administration's policy shift paves the way for foreign propaganda to flourish, leaving Europe to step into the breach.
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Ukraine’s Use of Technology in Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Investigations

Technology can help bring justice for Ukrainian survivors of sexual and gender-based crimes, but the process is not without challenges.
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How Congress Can Stop the Looming Crypto Disaster

Legislative and administrative accommodation of the crypto industry pose fundamental challenges to control over money and credit.
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Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.
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The Law Already Supports AI in Government — RAG Shows the Way

Retrieval-Augmented Generation offers federal agencies a way to build AI systems today within legal frameworks that already exist.

Fireside Chat with Singapore’s Chief of Cybersecurity David Koh: Navigating the New Global Tech Order

Remarks from Singapore's Chief of Cybersecurity David Koh for the Just Security-Oxford Global Tech Policy Seminar Series.
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Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions

Coverage of key developments, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and more. Check back frequently for updates.
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Why a Global “Moratorium” on Solar Radiation Management Deployment Should Get a Chilly Reception

A bottom-up norm-setting approach would rectify the concerns of agreeing to a global moratorium on solar radiation management deployment.
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One Step Forward? Agreement on Spyware Regulation in the Pall Mall Process

A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.
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Don’t Succumb to Climate Fatalism

Climate policy is taking a hit, but succumbing to this backsliding is not the answer. Instead, there are real security, economic, and political benefits to hitting back.
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Open Questions for China’s Open-Source AI Regulation

China's accelerating wave of AI regulation makes one thing clear: the era of lightly-governed open-source AI in the country is ending.
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The Digital Divide Meets the Quantum Divide

Governments should pursue policies that aim to make the benefits of quantum technologies accessible to all, not just the Global North.
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Governing the Quantum Revolution

Introducing a new series bringing together a range of perspectives on the policy challenges emerging from the quantum revolution.
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Beyond Data Rescue: Building Structural Safeguards for Federal Data Preservation

Disappearance of vital resources from government websites exposes a fragile ecosystem in which accountability mechanisms have broken down.
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Online Safety Regulations Around the World: The State of Play and The Way Forward

A global survey and analysis of online safety laws reveals an emerging set of discernible approaches to platform regulation.
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