Gregory Treverton and Pari Esfandiari First published on The Hill 5G, the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks, will soon appear on our phones if it hasn’t already. Its potential is stunning, faster speed and…
5G: From Technology to Geopolitics
By: Leanardo Antonio Salud & Hongjiao Liu This white paper on 5G is a perfect exemplar of the Global TechnoPolitics Forum's mission of probing at the intersection of technology and geopolitics. 5G technology offers tremendous…
Mark Zuckerberg, meet Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
BY JOHN WALCOTT, GREGORY F. TREVERTON, AND PARI ESFANDIARI First Published at The Hill In his dialogue, Phaedrus, the Greek philosopher Plato’s King Thamus argued that rather than aiding human memory, the Egyptian god Theuth’s gift…
GTPF at the USC
USC IC CAE Annual ColloquiumApril 8-10, 2021April 8th-11:30-1:30pm PDT Technology and Geopolitics Talksmoderated by Gregory Treverton and Steven FlemingOther programs:April 8th-9:30-11am PDT The Fight Against Russian Aggression withKeynote speaker Jack Devine moderated by Professor Robert English, Associate Professor of International Relations at USC. April 8th-11:30-1:30pm PDT Technology…
Agenda for the Biden Administration
By: Gregory F. Treverton and Pari Esfandiari It is clear that the new Administration will be swamped in its first months by the urgent– trying to control the raging pandemic, distributing vaccines equitably, dealing with…
Data: Governance and Geopolitics
By: Gregory Treverton & Pari Esfandiari Big data is often perceived as the black gold of the twenty-first century. Despite its fundamental differences with oil, it is indeed as critical, a fact tragically underscored by the lack…
Why data governance matters:
By Pari Esfandiari and Gregory F. Treverton Data governance may be a somewhat hackneyed phrase, but to the extent that data is governed, that governance is a byproduct in part of the governing of the internet. The World Summit on…
Europe’s digital sovereignty
From rulemaker to superpower in the age of US-China rivalry The year 2020 will be remembered as the year of the pandemic, but also as the year when our world restarted on a new course,…
Ads + Privacy + Blockchain + Crypto =…
Brave Software, founded by the inventor of the Javascript programming language, and NYIAX, an advertising marketplace built on Nasdaq technology, just announced it. Brands can now choose to show ads only to people who have specifically…