Some noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment,” updated September 25, 2006.
“The War Crimes Act: Current Issues,” September 25, 2006.
“U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court,” updated August 29, 2006.
“Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness,” updated August 25, 2006.
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.
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.
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.
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.