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What Makes Great Power Relations and Why Compete

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What does “great power competition” mean? Why might it be happening? This paper deconstructs such questions.

principle may narrow policymakers’ assessment of global events. These vulnerabilities center on the role of cooperation in great power dynamics. Most IR frameworks encourage, in at least some ... risk obscuring the reality that allies can and do compete with one another, just as adversaries can cooperate. Cornell Overfield Joshua Tallis /reports/2020/01/DIM-2019-U-021755-1Rev.pdf

Use of Predictive Analytics

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This issue brief is a product created through a partnership between BJA and CNA. The Using Analytics to Improve Officer Safety work examines granular incident data from 2015–2019 from several local law enforcement agencies to identify incident characteristics (characteristics specific to the incident and related to officer tactical response) associated with officer assaults, injuries, and line-of-duty deaths. Using machine learning techniques, CNA is producing a risk assessment model to link incident characteristics with officer safety outcomes. This work also entails working with participating agencies to identify best practices and recommendations to reduce risks to officer safety in the line of duty.

to officer tactical response) associated with officer assaults, injuries, and line-of-duty deaths. Using machine learning techniques, CNA is producing a risk assessment model to link incident ... that informs crime prevention strategies. For example, agencies across the US have implemented a number of strategies (e.g., hot spot detection, targeted offender lists, and risk terrain modeling) and software programs that use a variety of predictive analytics to forecast where and when crimes are most likely to occur and to identify offenders and groups or individuals at risk of becoming

Use of Safety Equipment in Correctional Facilities

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This study of prison safety equipment in 7 facilities and assaults and injuries finds correctional officer safety depends on training, attitude, and equipment.

Use of Safety Equipment in Correctional Facilities Correctional Officer Safety and Use of Safety Equipment in Correctional Facilities This study of prison safety equipment in 7 facilities and assaults and injuries finds correctional officer safety depends on training, attitude, and equipment. Correctional officers work in dangerous environments that increase their risk of injury. Their rates ... empirical assessment to substantiate the officials’ views. As described in detail below, CNA’s proposed study builds on the GAO study. We propose conducting a further exploratory study to objectively

Protecting Civilians in Gaza Requires Not Just a Will, but a Way

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The U.S. can help Israel reduce civilian casualties in Gaza with advice on civilian harm mitigation in military operations, using lessons from Iraq, etc.

includes deliberate risk reduction efforts at every stage of a military operation: mission and mandate, planning, tactical execution, assessment, response, learning and adapting, and institutional ... by identifying risk factors to civilians, developing and implementing operational adaptations that reduce harm, and assessing their effectiveness. And the US government, with its unique experience built up ... by identifying risk factors for civilians. In planning, the Israeli military can gather basic information about the civilian environment, such as population density, presence of humanitarian organizations

To Bootstrap US Maritime Industrial Base, Link Allies and Innovators

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US commercial and naval shipbuilding cannot be revived quickly, but here are four ways US strength in innovation can link with US ally strength in shipbuilding.

consensus that the decline of the US maritime industrial base is a national security risk. The current US flagged commercial fleet falls well short of the robust sealift capacity that would be needed ... included a mandated 90-day assessment of how allies and trade policy relate to the issue of domestic shipbuilding. Yet to the extent policymakers talk about allies in this context, it is generally ... , the US must enter with a clear-eyed assessment of our own strengths, weaknesses, and business cases for mutual gain. Part of the answer to that equation is the following: what we lack in an industrial

Using Tabletop Exercises to Identify Election Security Risks

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Election security tabletop exercises help state and local leaders set priorities when preparing for the 2024 elections. Here are key TTX questions and answers.

partners like elections officials and allow for a smoother response. Conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment for election systems, networks and processes. In a TTX, jurisdictions can engage ... soft-target and transportation risks. Exercises can allow law enforcement and security partners to discuss these risks and review site risk mitigation plans. Formulate how the jurisdiction

ai with ai: Just the Tip of the Skyborg

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including the first flight of a drone equipped with the Air Force’s Skyborg autonomy core system. The UK Office for AI publishes a new set of guidance on automated decision-making in government, with Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making. The International Red Cross calls for new international rules on how governments use autonomous weapons. Senators introduce two AI bills to improve the US’s AI readiness, with the AI Capabilities and Transparency Act and the AI for the Military Act. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin lays out his vision for the Department of Defense in his first major speech, stressing the importantance of emerging technology and rapid increases in computing power. A report from the Allen Institute for AI shows that China is closing in on the US in AI research, expecting to become the leader in the top 1% of most-cited papers in 2023. In research, Ziming Liu and Max Tegmark introduce AI Poincaré, an algorithm that auto-discovers conserved quantities using trajectory data from unknown dynamics systems. Researchers enable a paralyzed man to “text with his thoughts,” reaching 16 words per minute. The Stimson Center publishes A New Agenda for US Drone Policy and the Use of Lethal Force. The Onlife Manifesto: Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era, first published in 2015, is available for open access. And Cade Metz publishes Genius Makers, with stories of the pioneers behind AI.

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cna talks: AUKUS

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In this episode, Ralph Espach and Stephanie Stapleton discuss their assessment of AUKUS, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the UK, and the US. 

AUKUS In this episode, Ralph Espach and Stephanie Stapleton discuss their assessment of AUKUS, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the UK, and the US.  AUKUS Guest Biographies Ralph Espach   is an expert in U.S.-Latin American relations, U.S. security assistance and cooperation in Latin America, and the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of U.S. strategies ... relations and climate change. Stephanie Stapleton   is a nuclear policy specialist. Her research topics include strategic deterrence and competition, multipolarity, nuclear arms control, risk

cna talks: Linking Supply Chains After a Disaster

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With the hurricane season around the corner, this episode of CNA Talks explores the importance of supply chains and communication in the aftermath of a disaster. CNA’s Delilah Barton and Lars Hanson are experts in emergency preparedness, strategy and planning. They discuss CNA’s work helping cities, states and the federal government respond to disasters.

resilience, and geospatial analysis. His recent research topics include supply chain analysis in the context of major disasters, water risk assessment for Navy and Marine Corps installations, global

ppi-toolkit-feb-27-2020

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(NY) Police Department hired an anti-violence coordinator to oversee its computer-based risk assessment tool and Group Violence Intervention (GVI), a focused deterrence program. The anti-violence ... more.59UTILIZE RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLSGO BACK TO REDUCING VIOLENT CRIMEPROJECT HIGHLIGHTUtilize Risk Assessment ToolsIn an effort to address gun violence, some cities have begun to use computer-based risk assessment tools.•A computer-based risk assessment tool is designed to identify people who are in imminent danger of being involved in a shooting incident•The tool’s algorithm uses shooting data to create