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The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?The Detroit Auto Show is the nation’s showcase for cutting-edge vehicles, and this year, along with flashy new Cadillac SUVs and Ford pickups, a model with a lot less chrome m...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"In an interview with the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Paul Scharre offers insights on weapon autonomy and the human role in future warfighting. After multiple t...
By Paul Scharre
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Digging in on rare earth, the next front in the US supply chain war with ChinaAs US-China relations hit new lows, Washington is redoubling efforts to address a major Achilles’ heel: its dependence on Beijing for rare earth elements – essential materials...
By Martijn Rasser
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Algorithmic Warfare: Hackers Take Advantage of Mass TeleworkingAdversaries are likely to exploit the widespread movement toward teleworking by government workers and federal contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn. Essye M...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The Newest US Sanctions on China's Huawei Could BackfireWorsening relations between Washington and Beijing could trigger punishing new US restrictions on Huawei’s supply of cutting-edge microchips. But some experts believe this wou...
By Elsa B. Kania
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How coronavirus could impact the defense supply chainAs the American defense industry tries to assess the way forward under the new coronavirus pandemic, it should keep a close eye on the lower tiers of its supply chain, analyst...
By Paul Scharre & Martijn Rasser
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Washington’s desperate search for a Huawei substituteAfter failing to strong-arm Europe into banning Huawei from its budding 5G networks, Washington is pivoting from stick to carrot. The decision by the United Kingdom in Januar...
By Martijn Rasser
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As White House fixates on China threats, other research priorities languishThe White House’s budget proposal for science and technology research met with disapproval from Democrats on the House Science Committee Thursday, with lawmakers pressing Pres...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Will Flying Cars Help the US Beat China? The Air Force Hopes SoThe U.S. Air Force wants flying cars. But more than that, it wants to give U.S. manufacturers a head start in a hot future market. On Tuesday, service officials released a re...
By Paul Scharre
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US warns China about using Singapore air show as ‘platform for exploitation and theft’Even as China battles the coronavirus, it should not use this week’s Singapore air show as an opportunity to strong-arm US partners or steal intelligence or technological secr...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
Trump Proposes a Cut in Research Spending, but a Boost for AIPresident Trump Monday proposed cutting federal research spending—except in key areas including artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Trump’s budget for the fisca...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
This Is What War Looks Like in 2029The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 passed its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, clearing the way for the U.S. Senate to approve the measure. If...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Pentagon official: Threats to US space systems 'at an all-time high'A senior Pentagon official warns that the Russian and Chinese militaries are refocusing their efforts to counter U.S. space operations, posing an existential threat to America...
By Adam Routh
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Technology & National Security
US Military Changing ‘Killing Machine’ Robo-tank Program After ControversyIt was a frightening and dramatic headline: “The US Army Wants to Turn Tanks Into AI-Powered Killing Machines.” The story, published this week in Quartz, details the new Advan...
By Michael Horowitz
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four BillionairesBefore he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy Technologies Co., the camera maker h...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Poker-Playing Robot Goes to Work for the PentagonIn 2017, a poker bot called Libratus made headlines when it roundly defeated four top human players at no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em. Now, Libratus’ technology is being adapted to t...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China's 'Civil-Military Fusion' Has Washington WorriedThe two men posing for photographs in a Nanjing conference room could not have more different backgrounds. On one side was Mao Yongqing, head of the 28th Research Institute of...
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Technology & National Security
China's application of AI should be a Sputnik moment for the U.S. But will it be?A conference here to gather American business and military experts to discuss the coming revolution in artificial intelligence was a good Election Day measure of the challenge...
By Paul Scharre & Robert O. Work
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Technology & National Security
The Co-Inventor of BlackBerry Is Building Canada’s Quantum Brain TrustIt’s early days for quantum computers, the still mostly theoretical subatomic processors so powerful they can make our fastest supercomputer look like an abacus. Mike Lazaridi...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
No Easy Fix for Big Data’s Threat to National SecuritySilicon Valley’s relentless quest to collect and collate every shred of consumer data hit a snag last week following the revelation that a global exercise heatmap, published o...
By Paul Scharre
