About this episode

The episode discusses the balance between national security and global competition in technology, featuring insights on public trust and cybersecurity.

In the inaugural episode of Shifting Ground , the Hon. Stacey Dixon joins Nick Gvosdev and Larry Rubin to discuss the US government’s challenge of balancing national security interests by restricting sensitive technology exports with the need for American companies to compete globally and influence international technology standards. The conversation highlighted “accelerants” like the democratization of conflict technology and the erosion of public trust due to misinformation, recommending that the government secure critical infrastructure, improve cyber hygiene, and cultivate citizens’ digital literacy to counter the negative, unintended uses of emerging technologies. Read Stacey’s piece ⁠ The World’s Hidden Accelerants: Technology, Trust, and System Fragility Get full access to FPRI Insights at fpriinsights.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Gvosdev, Larry Rubin

Guest: Stacey Dixon

Topics covered

• national security
• technology exports
• global competition
• public trust
• cybersecurity
• digital literacy

Keywords

• technology
• trust
• national security
• cyber hygiene
• digital literacy
• misinformation
• conflict technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US government, FPRI

Books & works: The World’s Hidden Accelerants: Technology, Trust, and System Fragility

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