Building Momentum to Stop Cyber Harm
…promoting accountability in this area. Google has just published a new report on the topic, while research by civil society organizations such as Access Now, Amnesty International, and Citizen Lab…
Tariffs, Economic Nationalism, and the Future of US Semiconductor Manufacturing
…Taiwan, the company fabricates 92% of the world’s cutting-edge semiconductors under contract, mostly for American companies like Nvidia, Apple, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Google, and Qualcomm. In Phoenix, Arizona, TSMC…
Non-Regulatory Solutions to Cybersecurity Challenges
…from technology companies including Intel, IBM andGoogle. Industry leaders feared that the proposed rule would criminalize security vulnerability research, burden companies as well as BIS regulators with thousands of export license applications, and…
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Countering Scam Operations
…companies such as Google should ensure that the top results for assistance hotlines are to legitimate sources rather than to faux hotlines run by scam compounds. International partners and organizations…
The Nonproliferation Cheminformatics Compliance Tool (NCCT) Proof-of-Concept
…Questions (FAQs) Why can’t customs officers just Google the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) schedules or other control lists to check whether a chemical is listed there? Comparing chemicals listed on…
Countering Digital Deception: National Responses to Online Scams
…Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook,” The Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2025, https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAh554ZqFC1AjOzHUA7Pi-lMNzZzVtHnyCKA1OXF9pcvGKfNEMFzfvj57Rjtmz0%3D&gaa_ts=68654c60&gaa_sig=0xyA0gzRUneCW5TboOM_PVpdcAh-WW5yiLi_pJnpPwj4Fl04PtIzQHoTrSmY2j5wa-V2_cYiqn4-vZykC39uUg%3D%3D. 125 Ronan Harris, ”Helping protect people from financial fraud int he U.K.,” Google, May 7, 2021, https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/helping-protect-people-financial-fraud-uk/….
Unarmed Drones Can Strengthen US and African Security
…poaching problem. For example, Google is funding a World Wildlife Fund project focused on deploying drones in Africa to protect wildlife. While these drones are relatively cheap (tens of thousands of dollars…
Anticipating the National Security Priorities of the 112th Congress
…major “X” factor in the 2010 equation is the tea party movement. Although founded on the principle of a smaller government and less spending, defense spending remains a contested area…