The Belfer Center is the hub of Harvard Kennedy School's research and training in international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy.| www.belfercenter.org
Built with public and commercial data, this Index is a quantitative model presented through an interactive dashboard. It enables policymakers, strategists, and researchers to assess the national power of 25 countries across key technology sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Space, and Quantum. Move the sliders in the Dashboard below to test different analytic inputs, and read the country reports for in-depth analysis on different nations' tech trajectories.| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
High broadband access and adoption rates can significantly improve earnings and net worth. Yet, year after year, Black and Brown Americans are among the most disparately impacted by digital inequities, which only contribute to the structural economic disparities that have tormented them for centuries. This tribute to Black History Month explains why historic investments in digital infrastructure are insufficient without transformational broadband policies that support economic resilience in...| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Calder Walton says both seek to topple the United States from atop world stage, with China's blend of money, influence, all-hands-on-deck approach posing the greater threat.| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
This piece is a series in the Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy (DETS) Program’s analysis on the war in Ukraine, including a corresponding policy brief on Ukraine’s Battlefield Technologies and Lessons for the U.S. published in July 2023.| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The terrorist of the 21st century will not necessarily need bombs, uranium, or biological weapons. He will need only electrical tape and a good pair of walking shoes. Placing a few small pieces of tape inconspicuously on a stop sign at an intersection, he can magically transform the stop sign into a green light in the eyes of a self-driving car. Done at one sleepy intersection, this would cause an accident. Done at the largest intersections in leading metropolitan areas, it would bring the tr...| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Artificial intelligence systems, controlled by corporations, will confuse and undermine the trust that is essential to a well-functioning society.| The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
