Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean, & More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service in the last few days include the following.
Natural Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean, August 15, 2016
Al Qaeda and U.S. Policy: Middle East and Africa, updated August 11, 2016
Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2016, updated August 15, 2016
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), updated August 12, 2016
Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies, updated August 15, 2016
Revisiting U.S.-Mexico Sugar Agreements, CRS Insight, August 12, 2016
Repair, Modification, or Resale of Software-Enabled Consumer Electronic Devices: Copyright Law Issues, August 11, 2016
Next Steps for Auction of TV Broadcast Airwaves to Commercial Carriers, CRS Insight, August 15, 2016
DOJ Brings Forfeiture Action to Seize and Return $1 Billion Embezzled Malaysian Government Assets, CRS Legal Sidebar, August 15, 2016
Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges: In Brief, updated August 12, 2016
DC Circuit Holds an Agency Official’s Private Email Account Not Beyond the Reach of FOIA, CRS Legal Sidebar, August 9, 2016
“One thing became increasingly clear: AI doesn’t simply introduce a new category of risk. It changes the speed, scale, complexity, and interaction of risks that already exist.”
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”
Ask people what worries them most right now, and they’ll say the cost of living and their livelihoods, not climate change. But those concerns are not separate.