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Technology and Innovation

The Crypto Question: Bitcoin, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money
The dizzying rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has created new challenges for governments and central banks. Increasing popularity and high levels of market volatility have raised the stakes of the digital asset experiment.

Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman January 17, 2024 Renewing America

Cybersecurity

Schrödinger’s Hacking Law and Cyber Burnout: Capacity Building in U.S. Cybersecurity
Recruiting problems in cybersecurity will continue until private and public sector organizations make defenders' mental health a priority and policymakers address the poorly written Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. 

Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler June 27, 2023 Net Politics

Cybersecurity

The Great Firewall of Montana: How Could Montana Implement A TikTok Ban?
Montana banned TikTok a month ago. Enforcing this ban would require the creation of a surveillance regime that would be far more detrimental to privacy and civil liberties than TikTok could ever be.

Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler June 1, 2023 Net Politics

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United States

Transition 2025: Donald Trump Won the Presidency. Now He Needs to Staff His Administration
Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Presidential transitions are complicated affairs, especially when power passes from one party to another.

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay November 8, 2024 The Water's Edge

Climate Change

COP29 Summit in Baku: What to Expect
The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.

Expert Brief by Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat October 31, 2024 Energy Security and Climate Change Program

 

The BRICS Summit 2024: An Expanding Alternative Link

via Council of Councils November 7, 2024