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  • The Future of the Internet, Trust and Web3: Data and Digital Sovereignty Versus Digital Self-Sovereignty

    Charles Clancy, Chief Futurist at MITRE, and his co-authors of a recent report –  “Democratizing Technology: Web3 and the Future of the Internet” – provide the best framing of a “robust and decentralized, democratized alternative to the existing technology stack” and “the establishment and advancement of alternative technological paradigms to protect the public interest by…

  • Space Exploration Milestones of Note in 2023

    The Future of Space has been one of the most consistent and longest running OODA Loop research themes, including the two prominent panels at the upcoming OODAcon 2023:  The Space Edge – Defining New Opportunities, Economies, and Risks; and The New Space Rush: The Final Frontier for the Economy and National Security.  In the run…

  • The Future of War is 3D-Printed Tourniquets, Digital Twin Smart Cities, and “AI and Robotics in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response”

    While tragic – and exacurbating the polycrisis and global uncertainty – the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is also now a large scale “edge case” of war as a force function (or accelerant)  in the exponential growth of applied technology platforms and solutions in additive manufacturing, digital twins, AI, and robotics as applied to…

  • A Vital Market Development in the Production Capacity of the Global Computer Chip Supply Chain

    ASML is the singular global supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines vital to the production of a particular type of high performance semiconductor.  It has been clear for a few years new competition and solutions to broaden this production capability globally was crucial to all future global computer chip supply chain scenarios.  Japan-based Canon…

  • The Global Technology Sector, Startups, and Cybersecurity Ecosystem Respond to the War in Israel

    Israel is a major player in the global technology sector – boasting the second largest cyber startup market in the world.  Here is how the conditions on the ground in Israel and Gaza is rippling into the technology startup and venture capital ecosystem globally.

  • On AI Enabled Weapons and the Just Preparation for War

    BABL AI – an Iowa city, Iowa-based company that audits and certifies AI systems – partnered with the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy to co-publish Report on “AI Enabled Weapons and Just Preparation for War.”  an overview of the report including recommendations by the authors here. 

  • Global Day of Jihad? Hamas Declares Friday, October 13th ‘Day Of General Mobilization’

    A former Hamas leader has called for all Muslims worldwide “to take to the streets and the city squares in Arab and Islamic cities, as well as in cities everywhere where there are [Islamic] communities, In what is being called a “Global Day of Jihad”. A link to the video of the statement and details…

  • The Tech Trinity: Artificial Intelligence, BioTech, Quantum Tech

    The convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Tech, and Bio Tech will make monumental shifts in the world. This new Tech Trinity will redefine our economy, both threaten and fortify our national security, and revolutionize our intelligence community. None of us are ready for this. But we can be. Read on.

  • A Hacktivist Code of Conduct May Be Too Little Too Late

    Recently, the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) released ethical guidelines for civilian hackers and hacktivists to consider prior to engaging in armed conflicts.  The eight recommendations are based on humanitarian law-based rules in order to protect civilians regardless of the reasons that initiated the conflict or making any judgment on those involved.  Because International Humanitarian Law (IHL) doesn’t…

  • The Network Swarm Attack on Israel and the Escalating Global Networked War

    Intelligence Failure? Black Swan? Gray Rhino? Systemic Failure? An entropic, sclerotic Israeli political system?  The geopolitical and regional power context for the recent surprise, large scale and violent Hamas attack of Israel may prove to be “all of the above”. What is clear is the attack was designed as a large scale, kinetic and digital…


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    Welcome to OODAcon 202529 October 2025Hyatt Regency Reston The Thematics of OODAcon 2025 Architecting the Edge: Welcome to OODAcon 2025This opening session will set the tone for OODAcon 2025 by examining the inflection points shaping the global landscape, from accelerating AI and fusion energy breakthroughs to heightened geopolitical friction and the retooling of industrial strategy.…

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    OODAcon 2023 October 25th – Reston, VA The anticipation of disruptive technologies has allure for those of us trying to develop informed strategies about the future, but what if those disruptive technologies already exist today? Our theme for this year’s OODAcon is FUTURE NOW as we focus on the technologies, ideas, and risks that exist right now…