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Disruptive Tech for Disrupting Climate Change Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 13:00  14:00World BankWashington DC - USA We are witnessing a parallel rise in the effects of climate change and the use of disruptive technologies such as…

Huawei in India

India To Allow Huawei & Others To Participate In 5G Trials Amid US Pressure Amid the rising demand for bringing the fifth-generation (5G) technology of mobile networks in India as soon as possible, the government…

Tesla ‘Made in China’

Fifteen Model 3 sedans were handed over at the company's so-called "Gigafactory" near Shanghai. It comes as Elon Musk's company aims to secure a significant slice of the world's biggest car market. Tesla's move into…

Brazil Fines Facebook

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data Brazil’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday it has fined U.S. tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais ($1.6 million) for improperly sharing user…

Do Not Sell My Info

U.S. retailers rush to comply with California's new privacy law U.S. retailers including Walmart Inc will add "Do Not Sell My Info" links to their websites and signage in stores starting Jan. 1, allowing California…

New Tools for Collaboration

The Experience of the U.S. Intelligence Community By Gregory Treverton First published at CSIS in Jan 2016 The Intelligence Community does not lag far behind the private sector in using collaborative tools; indeed, it has…

THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE

Gregory F. Treverton - First Published in SMA - Sep 2017 A funny thing happened between my preparing to leave the chair of the National Intelligence Council (NIC) at the end of last year and…

Plato Was Right!

In the famous Dialogues of Plato one of the central themes in the essay “Republic” is the discussion on who may lead the community with the philosopher advanced as the rightful type of individual for…

The Global Governance Gap

Political institutions have not kept pace with technological change and the resulting growth in markets. When ordinary Egyptians, having organized themselves via social media, rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and toppled former President Hosni Mubarak…

Technological Change

This article reflects on the role that technological change has played in the last century on international relations. It makes two main points. First, the relationship is reciprocal; while technological change has undeniable effects on…