U.S. national debate topic, 2022-2023: Emerging technologies & international security

Part 1. Virtually Safe. Cybersecurity and National Security

Cybersecurity / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, March 2021

New US Infrastructure Bill Includes $1.9 Billion for Cybersecurity Funding: More Than Half Goes to State and Local Governments / Scott Ikeda, CPO Magazine, August 17, 2021

Prof. Claire Finkelstein Discusses Ukraine NATO membership as Well as U.S. Ethical, Legal, and Cybersecurity Concerns / Penn Law, February 25, 2022

Scoop: Top Senator Warns Putin Cyberattacks Could Trigger Bigger War / Jonathan Swan and Zachary Basu, Axios, February 23, 2022

NATO Adds Cyber Commitments, Potential Ransomware Responses / Dan Lohrmann, Government Technology, June 20, 2021

News Corp Cyber Attack by Alleged Chinese Hackers Targets Wall Street Journal Reporters / Scott Ikeda, CPO Magazine, February 9, 2022

Part 2. The Biotech Debate. Biotechnology, Security, and National Values

Why Our Values Should Drive Our Technology Choices / Dr. Ulf Ehlert, NATO Review, December 16, 2021

Warnings about "Brain Control" Weapons Reflect Growing US Concern about China's Military Research / Stavros Atlamazoglou, Insider, February 14, 2022

China's Unexpected Advantage in the Global Competition over Brain-Computer Interfaces / Lucille Tournas Nalbach and Nicholas Shadid, Slate, November 23, 2021

Biden Administration Places Top Chinese Military Institute and Other Entities on Export Blacklist / Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, December 16, 2021

Biotechnology: The Pentagon's Next Big Thing / Jingyuan Liu and Kai Liao, OUPblog, December 17, 2020

Part 3. Intelligence Issues. Artificial Intelligence in American Culture

NATO Ups the Ante on Disruptive Tech, Artificial Intelligence / Vivienne Machi, Defense News, November 3, 2021

General Says Artificial Intelligence Will Play Important Role in Network Defense / David Vergun, DOD News, October 8, 2021

UN Addresses Lethal Autonomous Weapons, aka "Killer Robots", Amid Calls for a Treaty / Amanda Miller, Air Force Magazine, December 14, 2021

Technology Is Revolutionizing How Intelligence Is Gathered and Analyzed, and Opening a Window onto Russian Military Activity around Ukraine / Craig Nazereth, The Conversation, February 14, 2022

NATO Wants to Set AI Standards. If Only Its Members Agreed on the Basics / Melissa Heikkilä, Politico, March 29, 2021

Part 4. Future Tech. What Is Next on the Technological Horizon for America?

Quantum Technologies in Defence and Security / Michiel van Amerongen, NATO Review, June 3, 2021

Defense Primer: Quantum Technology / Kelley M. Sayler, Congressional Research Service, January 25, 2022

NATO Cyber Security Unit Tests Post-Quantum VPN / Alex Scroxton, Computer Weekly, March 3, 2022

Coming Soon: The Internet of Military Things / Peter Suciu, National Interest, December 23, 2021

The State of U.S.-China Quantum Data Security Competition / Tom Stafanick, Brookings Institute, September 18, 2020

Emerging Technology, Evolving Threats, Part II: The Asymmetry Effect / John McClurg, Security magazine, September 2, 2021

Part 5. The American Role. America's Place in the Global Community

The Ironclad U.S. Commitment to NATO / U.S. Department of State, November 29, 2021

NATO Hopes to Launch New Defense Tech Accelerator by 2023 / Vivienne Machi, Defense News, June 22, 2021

Will Deterrence Work, When Our Foes Wage War Disguised as Peace? / Sean McFate, The Hill, May 8, 2021

U.S.-China Technology Competition: A Brookings Global China Interview / Ryan Haas, Patricia M. Kim, Emilie Kimball, Jessica Brandt, David Dollar, Cameron F. Kerry, Aaron Klein, et al., Brookings Institute, December 23, 2021

The Dominance Dilemma: The American Approach to NATO and Its Future / Joshua R. Shifrinson, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, January 28, 2021.