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Stephanie Carvin: The Paris Games Face an Unprecedented Medley of Threats
Stephanie Carvin: The Paris Games Face an Unprecedented Medley of Threats
Three factors have coincided to create a threat landscape unlike any in Olympic history.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Marie Lamensch: Foreign Interference Is Targeting Diaspora Communities in Canada
Marie Lamensch: Foreign Interference Is Targeting Diaspora Communit...
The commission showed that Iran should be considered an important perpetrator of transnational repression.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Kyle Hiebert: China Teeters on the Brink of an Information Dark Age
Kyle Hiebert: China Teeters on the Brink of an Information Dark Age
The country’s once galloping economy has slowed, and cracks in Beijing’s governance model are emerging.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Robert Diab: Has the US Supreme Court Made It Harder to Regulate Social Media — or the Opposite?
Robert Diab: Has the US Supreme Court Made It Harder to Regulate So...
At stake is the constitutionality of new bills that seek to regulate large platforms by targeting their algorithms.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Tracey Forrest: Geopolitics, Diplomacy and AI
Tracey Forrest: Geopolitics, Diplomacy and AI
Mitigating the risks and maximizing the rewards of AI will require governmental efforts on a global scale.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Anthony Ilukwe: Can There Be a Win-Win in the Era of AI? The Answer Is Yes
Anthony Ilukwe: Can There Be a Win-Win in the Era of AI? The Answer...
AI can contribute by enhancing human virtues such as empathy, compassion, motivation and creativity.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 30
Daniel Araya: China’s Robots are Coming of Age
Daniel Araya: China’s Robots are Coming of Age
The country’s robotics industry is reaching a tipping point.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 18
Sanjay Ruparelia: Digital Flux Has Coarsened the Mediascape of the World’s Largest Democracy
Sanjay Ruparelia: Digital Flux Has Coarsened the Mediascape of the ...
Divisive rhetoric and hate speech have inflamed social polarization.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 18
Tracey Forrest, Paul Samson, Raymond Laflamme: Quantum Technology, National Security and Defence…
Tracey Forrest, Paul Samson, Raymond Laflamme: Quantum Technology, ...
Emerging quantum computers present an urgent national security issue.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 11
Kate Dommett: Concerns Remain About Transparency in the UK’s Digital Campaign
Kate Dommett: Concerns Remain About Transparency in the UK’s Digita...
Understanding what, exactly, is happening online during a campaign is a perennial challenge.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 11
Hector Torres: Mexico’s New President — A Dilemma for the IMF and a Risk for Latin America
Hector Torres: Mexico’s New President — A Dilemma for the IMF and a...
If Claudia Sheinbaum holds to her electoral promises, the country’s fiscal deficit may worsen.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 4
Heidi Tworek: Digital Regulation May Have Bolstered European Elections — but How Would We Know?
Heidi Tworek: Digital Regulation May Have Bolstered European Electi...
A first step to an answer would be assessments by platforms.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 2
Eli Fathi and Peter MacKinnon: Will Autonomous AI Bring Increased Productivity, Cognitive Decline…
Eli Fathi and Peter MacKinnon: Will Autonomous AI Bring Increased P...
There is something deeply worrying about the prospect of AI agents that can reason and act independently.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 2
Burcu Kilic: We Need a Worker-Centric Approach to AI Policy
Burcu Kilic: We Need a Worker-Centric Approach to AI Policy
There is no definitive answer as to how AI should be regulated.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 2
Kyle Hiebert: In 2024, National Security Requires a Whole-of-Society Approach
Kyle Hiebert: In 2024, National Security Requires a Whole-of-Societ...
Collective resilience in the face of cascading crises matters a great deal.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 2
Daniel Munro: Are We Prepared for the New Era of Spacefaring?
Daniel Munro: Are We Prepared for the New Era of Spacefaring?
As the new space age picks up speed and more countries and companies get involved, it is increasingly difficult to manage risks.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jul 2
Michael Den Tandt: Free Trade Can Survive Another Challenge, Because the Facts Support It
Michael Den Tandt: Free Trade Can Survive Another Challenge, Becaus...
This toothpaste cannot be put back in the tube, without doing incalculable economic harm on both sides of the Canada-US border.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 20
Nicole Lemke and David Evan Harris: Europe’s AI Act Is All in the Implementation
Nicole Lemke and David Evan Harris: Europe’s AI Act Is All in the I...
Having received final approval from the European Union’s Council of Ministers on May 21, the law is at last a reality.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 20
Wesley Wark: What Is Foreign Interference, Beyond the Headlines?
Wesley Wark: What Is Foreign Interference, Beyond the Headlines?
There is a new urgency to this question, resulting from startling findings by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of…
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 20
Susan Ariel Aaronson: Despite Attempts at Reinvention, Biden Trade Policy Remains Protectionist
Susan Ariel Aaronson: Despite Attempts at Reinvention, Biden Trade ...
The White House should adopt a more consultative approach.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 14
Clifford Young: AI Populism Roils a Fragile Global Order
Clifford Young: AI Populism Roils a Fragile Global Order
For many, a strong leader willing to break the rules seems the only solution.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 14
Natasha Tusikov: An Agenda for Canada’s Right to Repair
Natasha Tusikov: An Agenda for Canada’s Right to Repair
This is about the freedom to take apart, modify and fix software-enabled devices.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 14
Chris Tenove: Elections Are Under Threat Worldwide. Are Online Platforms Doing Enough?
Chris Tenove: Elections Are Under Threat Worldwide. Are Online Plat...
In a chat shortly before the recent Mexican election, CIGI contributor Chris Tenove spoke with Pamela San Martin, a former senior electoral…
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 6
Andrew Heffernan: Social Media Juggernauts Must Be Reined in Through Collective Action
Andrew Heffernan: Social Media Juggernauts Must Be Reined in Throug...
Online platforms bring harms that go beyond excessive screen time.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 6
Blayne Haggart: Canada’s Bill C-63: Good Politics, (Mostly) Empty Policy
Blayne Haggart: Canada’s Bill C-63: Good Politics, (Mostly) Empty P...
A duty to act responsibly will only work when the product itself isn’t causing harm.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jun 6
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