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Global Risk
Report
Inspections Without Inspectors: A Path Forward for Nuclear Arms Control Verification with “Cooperative Technical Means”

This report outlines a framework relying on “Cooperative Technical Means” for effective arms control verification based on remote sensing, avoiding on-site inspections but maintaining a level of transparency that allows for immediate detection of changes in nuclear posture or a significant build-up above agreed limits.

11.10.25 | 3 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
A Research, Learning, and Opportunity Agenda for Rebuilding Trust in Government

At a recent workshop, we explored the nature of trust in specific government functions, the risk and implications of breaking trust in those systems, and how we’d known we were getting close to specific trust breaking points.

11.10.25 | 6 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Analytical Literacy First: A Prerequisite for AI, Data, and Digital Fluency

tudents in the 21st century need strong critical thinking skills like reasoning, questioning, and problem-solving, before they can meaningfully engage with more advanced domains like digital, data, or AI literacy.

11.07.25 | 13 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Behavioral Economics Megastudies are Necessary to Make America Healthy

When the U.S. government funds the establishment of a platform for testing hundreds of behavioral interventions on a large diverse population, we will start to better understand the interventions that will have an efficient and lasting impact on health behavior.

11.06.25 | 10 min read
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Global Risk
Press release
FAS Receives $500k Grant On Emerging Disruptive Technologies and Mobile Nuclear Launch Systems

The grant comes from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) to investigate, alongside The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), the associated impact on nuclear stability.

11.06.25 | 3 min read
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Education & Workforce
Issue Brief
Improving Standardized Test Score Reporting and Administration for Students, Caregivers, and Educators

We need to overhaul the standardized testing and score reporting system to be more accessible to all of the end users of standardized tests: educators, students, and their families.

11.05.25 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
Policy Memo
Making Healthcare AI Human-Centered through the Requirement of Clinician Input

Integrating AI tools into healthcare has an immense amount of potential to improve patient outcomes, streamline clinical workflows, and reduce errors and bias.

11.04.25 | 15 min read
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Emerging Technology
Policy Memo
A National Blueprint for Whole Health Transformation

Whole Health is a proven, evidence-based framework that integrates medical care, behavioral health, public health, and community support so that people can live healthier, longer, and more meaningful lives.

11.03.25 | 8 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
Trust Me: What’s a High-Trust Government Look Like?

What if low trust was not a given? Or, said another way: what if we had the power to improve trust in government – what would that world look like?

11.03.25 | 7 min read
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Environment
Press release
Protecting the Health of Americans in the Face of Extreme Weather

“One in three Americans report being personally affected by extreme weather in just the past two years – illustrating that extreme weather has become extremely common,” said Dr. Hannah Safford.

11.03.25 | 7 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
In Remembrance of Dearly Departed Federal Datasets

Datasets and variables that do not align with Administration priorities, or might reflect poorly on Administration policy impacts, seem to be especially in the cross-hairs.

10.31.25 | 4 min read
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FAS
Blog
November 2025: Science in the Shutdown

One month of a government shutdown is in the books, but how many more months will (or can) it go? Congress is paralyzed, but there are a few spasms of activity around healthcare and the prospects of a continuing resolution to punt this fight out until January or later.

10.29.25 | 7 min read
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