Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Tanzania: Background and Current Conditions,” December 20, 2007.
“Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview,” updated December 5, 2007.
“Polygraph Use by the Department of Energy: Issues for Congress,” updated December 10, 2007.
“Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations,” updated December 12, 2007.
“China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues,” updated December 13, 2007.
The emerging federal metascience community is asking fascinating questions that are equally vital for democratic legitimacy: beyond “did this program work” to “how does the federal R&D enterprise itself work, and how could it work better?”
If you’re new to the climate intervention space, welcome! The TL;DR: if we can’t stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change with current tools quickly enough, then we need a bigger toolbox.
After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.
FAS and FLI partnered to build a series of convenings and reports across the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) with biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear command and control, military integration, and frontier AI governance. This project brought together leaders across these areas and created a space that was rigorous, transpartisan, and solutions-oriented to approach how we should think about how AI is rapidly changing global risks.