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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Why Biden and Putin Should Restart Talks on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Arms Control
Their summit is pivotal to begin reducing the growing risk of nuclear conflict and get back on track to pare excessive, dangerous stockpiles,

Four Key Takeaways from the Senate’s Cybersecurity Confirmation Hearing
There were approximately 65,000 ransomware attacks last year in the United States, and that number doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Over the past few weeks, cybersecurity has…

For Facebook’s Sake: Getting Conversant with Human Rights
The Facebook Oversight Board decision on former President Trump has helped bring into sharper focus what international law scholars and lawyers have long understood: international…

The Sixth United Nations GGE and International Law in Cyberspace
Top expert analysis of the much-anticipated report that provides consensus views among key States on the application of international law to cyberspace.

Senate Report on January 6 Points to Need to Investigate Role of Social Media in Insurrection
Hendrix identifies three lines of inquiry for an investigation to follow.

Oxford Statement on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Information Operations and Activities
The Internet has allowed the dissemination of content across the globe in a matter of seconds. Recommendation algorithms, found in social media platforms and search engines, have…

Controlling the Lens of History: From Tulsa to the Capitol Mob
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, with more essays in the following days.) The centennial…

It’s Time for Congress to Push Companies to Come Forward on Hacks
The United States can’t address cyber threats from sophisticated nation State actors like Russia and China if it doesn’t know about them.

Same Data, Same Strategy: A New Look at How the Trump Campaign and Russian Intelligence Operated in 2016
The recent Biden administration sanctions on the Russian government are part of an ongoing effort to push back against the Kremlin’s malign influence campaign against the West.…

On Christchurch Call Anniversary, a Step Closer to Eradicating Terrorism Online?
Governments, including now the US, and companies take stock on the second anniversary of the New Zealand mosque shootings.

Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Ban in a Global Context: The Treatment of Political Leaders
The future of Facebook's treatment of political leaders across the world

The New Cyber Executive Order is a Good Start, But Needs a Supercharge from Congress
Implementation can strengthen the data contractors have to provide. And Congress should pass legislation to apply these measures across the economy.