Research Security
Advances in science and technology help countries enhance national security, grow their economies, and improve citizens’ quality of life. Research security efforts attempt to prevent access to sensitive research and technology by competitors and bad actors, while keeping fundamental research open and collaborative. Can these efforts keep pace with technological and geopolitical changes?
July 21, 2025
What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose?
The United States has focused on preventing the transfer of sensitive technology to adversarial nations rather than on improving its ability to collaborate internationally.
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June 16, 2025
How Dual Use Puts Research Under the Microscope
A recent case in Norway demonstrates how dual-use controls can constrict international scientific collaboration without offering commensurate protections.
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January 22, 2025
Reconsidering Research Security
The United States’ global leadership in research was built on the foundation of substantial government investments in science and technology (S&T) made during World War II. In the subsequent decades, S&T has… Read More
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December 09, 2024
The Trap of Securitizing Science
In recent years, science and technology have emerged as critical domains reshaping the landscape of international relations and national security. In particular, the United States and the European Union have sought to… Read More
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October 09, 2024
Science Diplomacy and the Rise of Technopoles
In the three decades after the Cold War ended, science diplomacy became an important component of the foreign policy toolkit. In particular, it became a key tool for responding to global challenges… Read More
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October 18, 2023
An Age of Disentangled Research?
Understanding the nuances of international scientific collaboration between China and the rest of the world offers insights into the future of global science.
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April 12, 2023
The Precarious Balance Between Research Openness and Security
Amid increasing competition and conflict with countries such as China, calls to restrict international scientific cooperation overlook benefits to the United States.
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September 22, 2021
Greatness Thrust Upon Them: US Research Universities and the National Interest
In the 75 years since the end of World War II, the United States has steadily devolved a number of core civic missions to a decentralized system of state or privately chartered… Read More