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Innovation & Technology

To level the playing field against states that have more resources and hold much more power terrorists need to innovate and use technology in creative and enterprising ways. We have written reports and articles about terrorists’ use of encrypted communication tools, weaponization of commercially-available drones, and other topics. See below for details.

Sentinel Articles

A View from the CT Foxhole: Lawrence Kerr, Former Director, Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats, Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A New Age of Bioterror: Anticipating Exploitation of Tunable Viral Agents
Examining Digital Currency Usage by Terrorists in Syria
A View from the CT Foxhole: Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
The Iron March Forum and the Evolution of the “Skull Mask” Neo-Fascist Network
Commentary: Data, AI, and the Future of U.S. Counterterrorism: Building an Action Plan
Twenty Years After 9/11: What Is the Future of the Global Jihadi Movement?
Biosecurity in the Wake of COVID-19: The Urgent Action Needed
A View from the CT Foxhole: Drew Endy, Associate Chair, Bioengineering, Stanford University
Engineered Pathogens and Unnatural Biological Weapons: The Future Threat of Synthetic Biology

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