Back in March 2023, we provided an analysis of "Undersea Telecommunications Cables and the Seabed as Geopolitical Contested Arenas" which, at the time, we framed relative to a great power competition …
Swarm Intelligence and Network Swarms: Future Scenarios
The concept of network swarms, particularly in the context of modern conflict and security, represents a fascinating and somewhat disorientating evolution in the dynamics of warfare and strategic …
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The Interim Report of the U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
The U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology publicly released its first report in January of this year - with ideas and recommendations "they will be advancing throughout …
For the Cybersecurity Community: A Call to Action for Memory-safe Strategies and “Better Diagnostics that Measure Cybersecurity Quality”
In late February, "the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released a report calling on the technical community to proactively reduce the attack surface in cyberspace. ONCD makes the case that technology …
The Drone Swarm Architecture Will Transform U.S. Warfighting Capacity
Lieutenant General (ret.) Clint Hinote, U.S. Air Force and Major General (ret.) Mick Ryan, Australian Army - Special Advisors to the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) - have co-authored a …
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Exponential Technology Stack Convergence: Generative AI-enabled Blockchain Networks
Throughout 2024, we expect disproportionate disruption when the exponential tech stack starts to converge. One of the most promising of these exponential technological intersections will be …
Hypersonic Vehicles are a Technological Tie that Binds U.S.-Sino Researchers
A report from the Frontier Assessments Unit is a deep dive into hypersonic vehicle research with a very specific framing: that of the collaborative efforts between U.S. universities and their …
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A Chip Alliance is Proposed by the U.S. as ASML Explores Foreign Expansion and New Market Rival Canon, Inc.
Europe's most valuable technology company, ASML Holdings, is responsible for the manufacturing of semiconductor machinery (the indispensable machines that make the chips). The chip-machinery maker has …
A ChatGPT Use Case for the Board of Directors: Corporate Disclosure and Policy Assessments
Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) offer some foundational thinking on how ChatGPT can be applied to corporate disclosures and policies. According to the authors, this …
RAND Researchers Explore Scenarios for a U.S. Victory in a War with the PRC
Policy researchers from the Rand Corp. ponder the question: "How can the United States prevail in a limited war with the People's Republic of China (PRC) while avoiding catastrophic escalation?" Find …
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