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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Manafort’s Reward: Sen. Ron Johnson and the Ukraine Conspiracy Investigation: Part II
How Senator Johnson’s efforts have worked in tandem with Paul Manafort’s efforts — as the former Trump campaign chair has likely remained silent in exchange for a pardon.
How Sen. Ron Johnson’s Investigation Became an Enabler of Russian Disinformation: Part I
"There are three channels of Russian disinformation that have apparently affected Sen. Johnson’s Ukraine-related investigations."
The Second Oxford Statement on International Law Protections of the Healthcare Sector During Covid-19: Safeguarding Vaccine Research
International lawyers who wish to append their name to the Statement should send an email to ...
In the Drive to Curb Police Abuses, Rein in Their Tech Too
Local groups in a national movement are pressing for oversight of how and when law enforcement agencies use technology to monitor citizens.
New Technologies, New Problems – Troubling Surveillance Trends in America
The rapid advent of powerful digital surveillance technologies raises questions about the U.S. ability to maintain a balance between security and citizens' rights. Several troubling…
Canada’s Scattered and Uncoordinated Cyber Foreign Policy: A Call for Clarity
"Articulating Canada’s first principles in the context of cyberspace would help clarify what Canadian interests are, and what they mean, in a digitalized world. Only after defining…
False Information in the Time of Coronavirus: Law and Regulation in the U.S. and Australia
What laws and regulations exist in the U.S. and Australia to address false or misleading information in the media?
A Threat or A Warning: Russia’s Weapons Testing in Space
Are there rules governing the use of weapons in space? A well-established framework of international law centered on the Outer Space Treaty (OST), to which all major spacefaring…
Cyberattack Attribution and International Law
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing two men linked to China’s Ministry of State Security of a decade-long campaign of hacking dissidents,…
What Comes Next: The Aftermath of European Court’s Blow to Transatlantic Data Transfers
On Thursday, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) dealt a blow to the free flow of data across borders in the name of protecting privacy -- with global implications.
Black Security and the Conundrum of Policing
We are in a new phase of the long police reform debate. Over decades, opaque spending, police staffing practices, expansion of criminal codes, and other factors have made some…
Gambia v. Facebook: What the Discovery Request Reveals about Facebook’s Content Moderation
A review of Facebook’s past content decisions in Myanmar can guide assessments of when the public interest value of election-related content breaches the threshold of harm. Knowing…