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Event Recap

Jul 16, 2021

Event | The future of data and AI in space

By the GeoTech Center

On Wednesday, July 21, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the GeoTech Center will air a previously recorded event on the future of data and AI in space. The recording will be available on this page. Find the full GeoTech Hour series here. Event description On April 29, 2020, Fredrik Bruhn, Amy Webb, Paul Jurasin, and Anthony […]

Resilience Technology & Innovation

Blog Post

Jul 15, 2021

The Fed should scrap its reverse repo in favor of a standing repo facility

By Hung Tran

The recent growth of the Federal Reserve’s Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) has validated concerns that it has too large a footprint on US money markets, creating potential financial stability hazards. To address this, the Fed should abolish the ON RRP and instead launch a Standing Repo Facility.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

Event Recap

Jul 14, 2021

Event | Technology and pandemics: Opportunities and challenges

By the GeoTech Center

On April 10, 2020, H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence for the United Arab Emirates, shared his perspectives in an event titled “Technology and pandemics: Challenges and opportunities” as part of a live video discussion moderated by Mr. Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council.

Resilience Technology & Innovation

Event Recap

Jul 12, 2021

Event recap: The importance of inclusivity in the Afghan peace process

By Fahim Ahmad

An event recap for the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and Afghanistan’s Mechanism for Inclusive Peace (AMIP)'s discussion on the importance of inclusivity in the Afghan peace process.

Afghanistan Civil Society

Event Recap

Jul 7, 2021

Event | Technologies for rebuilding after COVID-19

By the GeoTech Center

On April 16, 2020, Dr. David Brin and Dr. Kathryn Newcomer shared perspectives on what technologies, investments, and policy actions could help rebuild from COVID-19 on a global scale as part of a live video discussion.

Resilience Technology & Innovation
Photo: US Air Force

Event Recap

Jul 1, 2021

Air Force Chief of Staff discusses air warfare in an era of strategic competition

By Vikram Venkatram

Forward Defense hosts the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force to discuss twenty-first century air warfare as part of the Commanders Series.

China Defense Industry

Event Recap

Jun 30, 2021

Event recap | The geopolitics of tech design: How to be human-centered at a global scale

By the GeoTech Center

A GeoTech Hour considering how the choices made about tech design impact social issues and innovation at a national and transnational scale.

Digital Policy Technology & Innovation

Blog Post

Jun 28, 2021

China’s anti-foreign sanctions law: Companies in the crosshairs

By Hung Tran

On June 10, 2021, China’s National People’s Congress passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. This has raised the complexity and risk of doing business globally, especially as sanctions and counter-sanctions are likely to proliferate in the intensifying US-China strategic competition.

China Economy & Business

Event Recap

Jun 23, 2021

Event | Data trusts and the global COVID-19 response

By the GeoTech Center

On April 15, 2020, Lord Tim Clement-Jones and Dame Wendy Hall shared their perspectives in a live video discussion titled “Why data trusts could help us better respond and rebuild from COVID-19 globally“ and moderated by David Bray, PhD, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director on the role of Data Trusts in the global response to and recovery from COVID-19.

Digital Policy Technology & Innovation

Event Recap

Jun 21, 2021

Event recap | Opportunities and challenges presented by EO 14028

By the GeoTech Center

An in-depth discussion about the opportunities and challenges presented by the Biden Administration's EO 14028 on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, jointly hosted by the GeoTech Center and Virtru.

Cybersecurity Digital Policy