National Security Legislation

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Aug 23, 2024

The ChatGPT app is seen on a mobile device, May 14, 2024, photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Reuters

Addressing the National Security Risks of Bulk Data in the Age of AI 

There is an urgent need for a more nuanced and empirically grounded approach to data regulation, one that recognizes how seemingly innocuous data points can, when amassed in large quantities, pose substantial risks to national security.

Commentary

Sep 20, 2023

Taking the Measure of AI and National Security

Transformative technologies should not be abandoned due to their risks. Instead, we should focus on understanding the threats, implementing necessary countermeasures, and utilizing the tools in a safer and more secure manner.

Commentary

May 3, 2023

An example of a cover sheet typically used to mark a folder as classified. This folder does not contain classified material and the cover sheet itself is unclassified, photo by C. Todd Lopez/U.S. Department of Defense

Preventing Intelligence Leaks: Let's Start Over

The United States badly needs a new secrecy paradigm to protect classified information, and one that also improves government transparency. Our archaic system for keeping classified information secure is terminally flawed, and no amount of triage tinkering can hope to fix it.

Commentary

Feb 6, 2023

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida receives salutes from Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force soldiers at Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2022, photo by Issei Kato/Reuters

Japan's Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics

In very short order, Japan moved to change decades of strategic thinking and embark on a new approach to security. The stark reality of geopolitics and the realization that what was once hypothetical is now possible were likely enough to convince Japan that the time for a new approach to its security is now.

Commentary

Dec 13, 2022

F-2 Fighters from the 8th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force hold a joint military drill with the United States off Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Japan, November 5, 2022, photo by Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Reuters

Japan's Upcoming Defense Efforts

The Japanese government looks set to release three important documents shortly: a new National Security Strategy and two defense documents that lay out spending priorities over the next ten years and five years. In preparation for the release of these documents, here are six areas that could be candidates not only to receive a greater prioritization of resources, but also greater scrutiny.

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