As an increasing number of nation-states and private companies pursue the strategic value and commercial potential of space, developing space programs and the commercial space industry, the need grows for robust space security and policy approaches to identify and reduce the risks of this accelerating activity and the inevitable competition and conflicts. In this CIGI paper, Richard J. Chasdi analyzes the many aspects of a policy framework to mitigate these risks.
In this opinion cross-posted in Newsweek, Stephanie Carvin writes that Western officials are looking ahead to how threats to democratic processes, particularly elections, may unfold in advance of the 2022 US mid-terms. Carvin outlines some of the ways in which Russia may use “malinformation” and other tactics as its overall strategy to undermine confidence in Western democratic systems evolves — a strategy that has come a long way since 2016.
On the one hand, we’re told artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. On the other, some very smart people have been sounding the alarm. Globally, there has been a surge in advocacy for ethical AI. According to Mardi Witzel, in the next five years we will see the growth of a major new market in technology assurance, much of it built around AI, and disclosure will be the linchpin in this emerging field.
On Friday, a Canada-wide outage of Rogers Communications’ cell and internet services following a “maintenance update” knocked millions offline.
Vass Bednar wrote in the Globe and Mail (subscription required) that the outage “reinforced the idea that our telecommunication networks are vital public infrastructure…maybe it’s finally time for Canada to seriously entertain government-led competitors to the private actors that dominate the industry.”
“We need to understand very critically, very deeply, what actually went wrong,” Mai Mavinkurve told CTV News. “This is not just having a bad day. There’s critical business processes, financial systems, hospital emergency systems.”
Dan Ciuriak spoke to CBC News: “We have become remarkably fragile because of the rapid pace of innovation and the rapid pace of implementation of new techniques and new forms of technology.…We’re talking about moving into the Metaverse. We’re still in the dinoverse unfortunately, and this is pretty bad for Canada business-wise.”
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