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Glass Nations, Glass People

Glass Nations, Glass People

Complex physical and societal infrastructures in democratic societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable. While physical infrastructure works to support the population, its design criteria is inherently a result of social planning processes. As advanced and powerful technologies rapidly diffuse, operating these tools often requires minimal resources and/or technical expertise.

critical infrastructure, digitally impaired cognition, infrastructure, internet of things, reality apathy, resilience

June 17, 2020

Eye See You

Eye See You

Over the past several decades, technological innovation has created many opportunities for multinational corporations and government institutions to serve customers globally, be it individuals, brands, governments, and civil society. Yet, this innovation has brought with it enormous responsibility and a challenge to protect both individual and consumer privacy, writes Vera Zakem.

China, data protection, democracy, European Union, facial recognition, GDPR, Russia, United States

June 10, 2020

Online and Off Kilter: Forecasting Digital Threats to Democracy

Online and Off Kilter: Forecasting Digital Threats to Democracy

New technologies come with unintended consequences. It is increasingly clear that the breakneck pace of technological development in the 21st century poses new digital threats to all forms of democracy, yet government, industry, and civil society remain illequipped to grapple with these forces in real time.

AI, bias, civil society, cognition, data, democracy, information environment, media, privacy

May 6, 2020

Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In the News, Op-ed

Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In an article for Foreign Policy, Sahil Shah and Leah Walker make the case that although the red telephone is gone, a new generation of nuclear hotlines is sorely needed to manage international crises.

crisis communications, CATALINK, nuclear weapons, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear war, Pakistan, India, Soviet Union, nuclear hotlines

Back Story with Dana Lewis: Nuclear Hotlines

In the News, Podcast

Back Story with Dana Lewis: Nuclear Hotlines

Philip Reiner joined the podcast Back Story with Dana Lewis to discuss a proposal for a nuclear hotline for nations with nuclear weapons.

nuclear, crisis communications, CATALINK, nuclear weapons, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, hotline, Soviet Union

Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations and Future Tasks

Hotline Between Two Koreas: Status, Limitations and Future Tasks

In this paper, Moon Chung-in and Boo Seung-Chan provide historical context on the hotlines linking South and North Korea and point to the lessons that can be learned from the decades-long effort.

NC3, nuclear, CATALINK, nuclear weapons, communication, hotlines, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, escalation, nuclear security, crisis, crisis management, nuclear-use, secure communications, history, nuclear weapon, communication link, nuclear weapon states

Building Communications Norms Across Nuclear C2

Building Communications Norms Across Nuclear C2

Dr. Salma Shaheen stresses the importance of establishing new norms, constructing new practices, and securing reliant communications between nuclear-armed states before a potential crisis. Shaheen reaffirms the need for a direct communication link between global leaders to facilitate quick and efficient communications between nuclear-armed states — a capability she cites as essential for escalation control and nuclear weapons reduction, with a direct impact on crisis aversion and thus global security.

NC3, nuclear, CATALINK, communication, control, hotlines, escalation, nuclear security, crisis, crisis management, nuclear-use, secure communications, history, nuclear weapon