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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US Cybersecurity Has a Metrics Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.
Lawmakers have taken critical steps this year, but the lack of data makes it hard to know whether U.S. cybersecurity is actually improving.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Know Risk, Know Reward
For AI, where the risk of inaction can be greater than the risk of action, the IC needs a flexible, strategic risk assessment framework.

Appetite for Obstruction: How Autocrats Subvert Democracy’s Infrastructure
Russia's block on a recent human rights meeting is part of a pattern of authoritarian powers rending the fabric of rules-based institutions.

Incorporating Digital Technology in the Investigation of International Crimes: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Key lessons on incorporating digital evidence of international crimes throughout the justice process and increasing its admissibility in court.

The Overhyping of Over the Horizon
It might represent the only option for the US on terrorist threats from Afghanistan, but it will be brute, imperfect military force.

SEC Complaints: Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 3
The Facebook Files dominated tech industry news in the past week, as whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress, talked with 60 Minutes, and provided a consistent and…

The Huawei DPA: A Prologue to the Global Arrest Game?
Deferred prosecution agreement for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei provides short-term resolutions but raises long-term concerns.

What Biden Needs to Say About Surveillance Tech and Foreign Policy
Western countries have critiqued China's use of surveillance tech while continuing to export these tools. It's time to align human rights and trade policies.

How Facebook is Misleading the Public About Its Role in January 6
Closely tracking Facebook executives’ public statements -- and comparing them to what we now know (and what Facebook truly knows) about its role in the lead up to the attack…

A Whistleblower’s Testimony – Fallout from the Facebook Files, Part 2
An analysis of reoccurring themes, solutions, and next steps.

The Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 1
Senate Commerce Subcommittee's Sept. 30 hearing revealed important insights about Facebook across a range of concerns about the company.

Oxford Statement on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Ransomware Operations
Over 100 scholars sign Oxford Statement on international law protections against ransomware in cyberspace. Open for signature.