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The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

Op-ed

The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

In an article for Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, IST’s Sylvia Mishra highlights the importance of advancing the nuclear risk reduction approach and explains why IST’s CATALINK Initiative should be incorporated as a component of such an approach.
crisis communications, NC3, nuclear, nuclear risk reduction, Russo-Ukraine War
January 27, 2023
Nuclear Crisis Communications: Mapping Risk Reduction Implementation Pathways

Report

Nuclear Crisis Communications: Mapping Risk Reduction Implementation Pathways

Nuclear Crisis Communications: Mapping Risk Reduction Implementation Pathways underscores the importance of nuclear risk reduction and the growing need for modern crisis communications and outlines two scalable pathways to integrate a crisis communications system like CATALINK.
CATALINK, crisis communications, nuclear risk reduction, P5
January 23, 2023
Towards a Stronger Ukrainian Media Ecosystem

Report

Towards a Stronger Ukrainian Media Ecosystem

As Russian troops and military equipment surged on the border with Ukraine in 2021, IST used data gathered by VAST-OSINT Technologies to identify emerging narratives in Russian and Ukrainian across Ukraine’s media ecosystem. IST was able to pinpoint the origins of Russian disinformation narratives before they became mainstream and to provide timely insights to counter those narratives.
disinformation, media ecosystem, Russia, Ukraine
December 14, 2022
Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital must win over Silicon Valley

In the News, Op-ed

Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital must win over Silicon Valley

In December, the United States Department of Defense established the Office of Strategic Capital to build out the U.S.’s strategic advantage in technology and industry by partnering with private capital. In an op-ed for Defense News, IST’s Leah Walker and Alexa W. caution that the office’s success hinges on acceptance in Silicon Valley and innovation hubs across the country.
DOD, innovation ecosystem, Office of Strategic Capital
December 13, 2022
DOD Establishes the Office of Strategic Capital

Fact Sheet

DOD Establishes the Office of Strategic Capital

On Thursday, December 1, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin established the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), defining it as an “organization that will help build an enduring technological advantage by partnering with private capital providers.”
DOD, innovation ecosystem, Office of Strategic Capital
December 7, 2022
To the Point of Failure: Identifying Failure Points for Crisis Communications Systems

Report

To the Point of Failure: Identifying Failure Points for Crisis Communications Systems

Crisis communication systems can fail in a variety of ways. To shed light on the many different failures that degrade and undermine such systems, this report identifies four categories of pathways to failure: operational failures, adversarial failures, accidental failures and institutional failures. Each category is made up of specific types of failures, investigated in further detail in the following sections of this report.
NC3, nuclear crisis communications, nuclear risk reduction, points of failure
November 30, 2022
China: Nuclear Crisis Communications and Risk Reduction

Report

China: Nuclear Crisis Communications and Risk Reduction

In this brief, IST's Sylvia Mishra interviewed Dr. Tong Zhao for his insights on China’s approach to crisis communications and nuclear risk reduction.
Use-Cases of Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: A View from Russia

Report

Use-Cases of Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: A View from Russia

This report delves into resilient nuclear crisis communications from the Russian perspective, examines several documents and actions taken by Russia political leadership on both nuclear and non-nuclear instances of crisis communications, and concludes by stressing the importance of cooperation between leaders in Moscow and Washington:
Pakistan: Mitigating Nuclear Risks Through Crisis Communications

Report

Pakistan: Mitigating Nuclear Risks Through Crisis Communications

This brief explores the history of crisis communications from the perspective of Pakistan, unpacks the history of nuclear crisis communications between Pakistan and India, and calls for a multilateral crisis communication mechanism in South Asia to enhance regional stability and security, noting the necessity for neutral party engagement.
Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: India’s Experience

Report

Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: India’s Experience

This short paper examines the manner in which the existing hotlines have been used in the India-Pakistan dyad. It also identifies some challenges posed to these channels and how these need to be overcome.