Polycrisis: A cluster of interdependent global risks create a compounding effect, such that their overall impact exceeds the sum of their individual parts. (1) In this era of global polycrisis, …
OODA Global Risk Briefing
OODA Global Risk Briefing Panel Description Drawn from our OODA Network of Experts, this global risk briefing will update you on the latest conventional and cyber threats and geopolitical …
The Future of War is 3D-Printed Tourniquets, Digital Twin Smart Cities, and “AI and Robotics in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response”
Personal displacement figured prominently in the OODA Almanac 2023 theme of “Jagged Transitions” - which was meant to invoke the challenges inherent in the adoption of disruptive technologies while …
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 …
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Global Day of Jihad? Hamas Declares Friday, October 13th ‘Day Of General Mobilization’
In what is being called a "Global Day of Jihad", 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 …
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 …
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The Strategic Implications of the Recent Data Scraping of Genetic Testing Market Leader 23andMe
The exponential growth of the bioeconomy is all at once an opportunity for strategic competitive advantage and wrought with the perils of unintended consequences wrought by broad data security and …
By Predicting and Preventing Homelessness, AI-based Predictive Analytics are Restoring Trust in Systems in Los Angeles
AI use cases are starting to emerge (that transcend the "AI for Enterprise" marketplace) and illuminate the promise of artificial intelligence to solve tough societal problems. The California Policy …
The Future Will be Built with “Clean Steel”
The decarbonization of heavy industry figures prominently into the "all of the above" solutions which will need to be deployed to combat the climate crisis. "Clean steel" is showing real promise. …
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The Future of Biosafety and the Global Gain-of-Function Research Ecosystem
Researchers from the the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) recently mapped "the gain- and loss-of-function global research landscape." We contextualize the CSET findings relative to …
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