Innovation
- To Out-Innovate Global Competitors, the United States Should Embrace Immigrant TalentImmigration barriers for entrepreneurs and U.S.-educated STEM graduates hurt American innovation.
- The Robots Are Coming: AI Replaces Line Judges at the U.S. Open, With Global Implications for JobsSports reflect a societal trend of increasing automation. Policymakers should wrestle with the impact that autonomous technological development will have on the workforce, and ensure that marginalized groups are not left behind.
- How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help the United States to Lead in the Clean Energy EconomyThe IRA not only benefits the climate but also strengthens American competitiveness and spurs clean energy innovation.
- Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values: Next Steps for the United StatesChina and the European Union have both moved to create comprehensive artificial intelligence policy. U.S. policymakers should move forward the AI Bill of Rights to keep pace.
- The Importance of International Norms in Artificial Intelligence EthicsArtificial intelligence has arrived as a multi-purpose tool. The United States and its allies need to do more to establish norms and ensure AI is used in a way that does not harm human rights.
- Why States Need an AI Education Agenda–Now!The United States needs to invest more in AI education. States should make AI education a priority, expand general AI education in elementary school, and request federal resources to supplement their educational offerings.
- By Letting the Innovation Bill Fall Apart, Congress Misses a Chance to Spur Clean Energy TechnologyThe clean energy provisions of the USICA Bill that have been abandoned would have helped the U.S. solar industry to be more competitive with and less reliant on China.
- The Internet is Fragmented. What Should the United States Do Now?The United States should take action in response to the fracturing internet. It should seek to create a new cyber coalition, promote and expand digital trade agreements, and support cyber development in emerging economies.
- Webb is a Reminder of America’s Technical Prowess in Future Global Competition and CooperationThis major space success will attract the talent the U.S. needs to maintain technical preeminence, shows the difficulty others may have in kicking America out of first place, and demonstrates the benefits of cooperation.
- Confronting Reality in Cyberspace
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The early advantages the United States held in cyberspace have largely disappeared as the internet has become more fragmented, less free, and more dangerous. The United States needs a new foreign policy for cyberspace to secure its economic and security interests. - A Refreshed Autonomous Weapons Policy Will Be Critical for U.S. Global Leadership Moving ForwardThe updated policy will hopefully reflect developments in the field and incorporate recent DoD initiatives, paving the way for what future governance of emerging capabilities should look like
- Virtual Roundtable: Reimagining U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic CompetitionOn April 20th, 2022, The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Roundtable Series on Technology, Innovation, and American Primacy sponsored the virtual roundtable, “Reimagining U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition.” The event was organized and moderated by James Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow and the panel included Mr. Earl Carr, founder and CEO of CJPA Global Advisors and editor of the new book "From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining US-China Relations” and Dr. Carolyn Kissane, NYU Academic Director, Center of Global Affairs, & Director of SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab.
