Technology

The Bush administration entered office with the intent of restoring, in its view, executive branch authorities and presidential prerogatives. The attacks of September 11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq reinforced the notion that the president’s constitutional authority as commander in chief provided sweeping powers that were sufficient to authorize a range of actions for defense.

Gene and genome synthesis, that is, constructing long stretches of DNA from constituent chemicals, provides scientists with new and unparalleled capabilities both for understanding biology and for using it for beneficial purposes. But along with new capabilities come new risks.

The truest test of the value to our nation of the U.S. diplomatic presence abroad is whether the people we ask to represent us effectively promote American values and interests.

The attached report is an updated and corrected analysis of US dfense spending.  The US ability to outspend its enemies has long been a key advantage of the American way of war. This advantage has increased with time.

Determining the economic value of better Earth observations is a difficult proposition while being of prime significance to policy makers attempting to obtain a better understanding of this global public …

After two years of threats and four months of consultations, U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab has requested that the WTO establish a dispute resolution panel for its case against China over intellectual property rights. Specifically, the U.S.

CSIS has developed a self-assessment tool to measure government performance in a global economy.  The tool’s 87 questions look at the government policies and services that determine how attractive and how efficient a country will be as a location for companies in a global supply chain.  The questions, which we divided into six categories, range from how many days it takes to mov

This is the fourth update to our Open Source Policies table. The attached table tracks explicit governmental policies concerning the use of open source software that have been publicly reported in the press or other media.