How is global security and stability affected when the United States no longer holds innovation, economic and military dominance?

A Joint IST Initiative with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington, D.C.

Outlining the global effects of nuclear modernization and advanced technologies.

How will AI-related techniques have an impact on international security and stability, and what needs to be done to avoid unintended consequences?

As countries around the world increase their focus on machine and artificial intelligence (AI) as the fundamental driver behind the next generation of warfare, these advances in AI-related technologies have the potential to significantly disrupt the nature of human-machine interaction – and potentially the assumptions underpinning warfare more broadly.

Nuclear war threatens the existence of humanity

What are the risks of social media interacting with the early warning systems of nuclear-armed states? Could the resulting potential changes in the dispensation of leaders actually – and likely inadvertently – lead to war?

Complex system accidents and the implications for nuclear weapons infrastructure

Building trust between the U.S. Government and technology sector to prepare for cyber conflict.

Could greater collective action more effectively reduce the threats posed by DDoS⁠ attacks—and distributed threats more broadly?

Educating a broad audience about DDoS attacks.

Institutionalizing and promoting network infrastructure security best practices

Facilitating efforts to make the internet safer and more resilient for everyone.