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.
Highlights:
Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
The Global Retreat from Content Moderation Is Endangering Free Expression: Kenya Shows Why
By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.
The Promise and Peril of the U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime
It is up to democracies to ensure that repressive regimes do not abuse the new U.N. Cybercrime Convention to undermine fundamental freedoms.
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As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks
Without regulation, the dangers of solar radiation modification will become magnified and the security risks more unchecked.
What Tariffs and the Argentina Bailout Can Tell Us About the Perils of Financial Statecraft
When the U.S. doesn't appreciate the role of finance in geopolitics, it risks mismanaging its responsibilities—and in the process creating economic and political instability.
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Could “A House of Dynamite” Spark a Public Rethink of Nuclear Risk?
There’s no shortage of opportunities to reduce the chances that a war game – or the plot of “Dynamite” – is never played out in real-time.
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.
Securing Solar: Why the Next Great Infrastructure Risk Is Distributed
States and utility companies can act now to transform solar energy from a security liability into a resilient pillar of national power.
Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things
PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.
The Feedback Loop Between Online Extremism and Acts of Violence
Each new incident of political violence is followed by a wave of digital celebration, intimidation, and imitation. Responses remain polarized and superficial.
Drones are Changing How Wars Harm Civilians
Drones are rapidly changing war. Without urgent, collective action, their use will lead to greater civilian harm in conflicts.
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.
How Tech Platforms Allowed Russia Into Moldova: Lessons for the EU and Others
What played out across social media throughout Moldova's recent election exposed how easily disinformation fills the gaps between state regulation and platform indifference.
Will Victims of Cyber Attacks Soon Get Their Day in Court? Options for Accountability for Cyber Attacks
More cyber litigation will appear on the docket as pathways to legal accountability for unlawful State-sponsored cyber operations strengthen.
Governing AI Agents Globally: The Role of International Law, Norms and Accountability Mechanisms
Stakeholders must creatively leverage existing legal and normative tools to ensure AI agents serve humanity — not destabilize it.
Embedded Human Judgment in the Age of Autonomous Weapons
A new framework for autonomous weapons shows that real control depends on embedded human judgment across design, command, and operation.
Trading Sovereignty for Scale? The Costs of the U.S.–U.K. Tech Prosperity Deal
In its Tech Prosperity Deal with the US, the United Kingdom may be trading its sovereignty for dependence on American tech firms.