Science, Technology, and Security Initiative
Policy Bulletins
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Spring 2007 Rogue States: Unconventional Weapons and Unfriendly Regimes
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Spring 2007 Energy Security: A Future without Fossil Fuels
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Spring 2007 Reliable Replacement Warheads
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Spring 2007 Port Security
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Spring 2007 Biosecurity: Scientific Freedom and International Safety
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Spring 2007 Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Fall 2005 Ballistic Missile Defense and the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator
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Summer 2005 Science and Technology Aspects of Homeland Security
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Winter 2004 Proliferation of Uranium Enrichment Technology
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Spring 2004 The State of Stockpile Stewardship
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Fall 2003 Perspectives on Biosecurity
Report
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June 2007, WIIS Project Report:
Science, Technology, and U.S. National Security: Engaging the Next Generation
Background
As the global community confronts grave security threats, the interdependence of science, technology, and security has become increasingly evident. International security concerns are now more complex than ever before, with threats ranging from biological attacks to environmental crises, to cyber-terrorism. As a result, there is a critical need to connect scientists and policymakers – women and men – to develop new approaches to national security.
Goals
In December 2002, WIIS was awarded a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to develop a Science, Technology and Security Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to address the disconnect between science and policy, and specifically to:
- Enhance networking and information-sharing between policymakers, analysts and the scientific community;
- Communicate security policy concerns to the scientific community; and
- Facilitate the dissemination of scientific information to policymakers and analysts as they work to identify, understand, and resolve complex national and global security issues.
Programs
Programs implemented under this initiative are integrated and complementary, targeting the U.S. Congress, the security policy community in Washington, DC, scientific communities across the U.S., and the media. They include Congressional staff briefings, public panels, collaborative workshops, and policy bulletins.
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July 18, 2007: Sigma Xi, Embracing Globalization: A Sigma Xi Report