Technology & Innovation

Decoding artificial intelligence

Watch Philip L. Frana, professor in the Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies and Independent Scholars programs at James Madison University, decode artificial intelligence.

Attempted airport pogrom highlights rising antisemitism in Putin’s Russia

By Joshua Stein

An attempted pogrom in southern Russia's Republic of Dagestan has sent shock waves around the world and raised serious questions about the rising tide of antisemitism in Putin’s Russia, writes Joshua Stein.

Experts react: What does Biden’s new executive order mean for the future of AI?

By Atlantic Council experts

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order intended to make artificial intelligence safer, more secure, and more trustworthy. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.

Homogeneity and concentration in the browser

By Justin Sherman and Jessica Edelson

Web browsers are the gateway to the internet. As browser developers replicate design features and concentrate around shared underlying technologies, they create cybersecurity risks with the potential to impact many internet users at once.

A warming world could unleash dangerous new pathogens. Metagenomics early warning tools are vital for pandemic prevention.

By Oluwayemisi Ajumobi

There is a need for policies that enable mainstream adoption and equitable scale-up of new genomic sequencing technologies capable of rapid and comprehensive surveillance of emerging biological threats. 

The 5×5—The cybersecurity implications of artificial intelligence

By Maia Hamin, Simon Handler

A group of experts with diverse perspectives discusses the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

What to make of China’s latest restrictions on critical mineral exports

By Reed Blakemore

Beijing's export restrictions on graphite, gallium, and germanium are examples of how China is wielding its "resource leverage."

The US-EU Summit: Time to focus on geopolitics

By Frances G. Burwell and Georg Riekeles

Faced with an increasingly hostile and divided world, US and EU officials must make the most of the upcoming summit in Washington DC.

The state of Russia’s war on Ukraine as it nears 2024

By Mykola Bielieskov

The current fighting season is still far from over in Ukraine, but it is already clear that the war unleashed by Putin in February 2022 will continue into the coming year, writes Mykola Bielieskov.