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National Security and Domestic Terrorism: The Legal and Legal Policy Implications of Creating a Domestic Terrorism Organization List

Thomas Edward Brzozowski[1]* [This essay is available in PDF at this link] I. Introduction The terrorist attacks of 9/11 radically altered the U.S. counter-terrorism apparatus and resulted in the creation of a host of new governmental departments and agencies tasked with safeguarding the country against the scourge of international terrorism. By many accounts, however, domestic terrorism remains the greater threat. According to a recently released Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) report on domestic violent extremism, domestic violent extremists “pose an elevated threat to the Homeland in 2021.”[2] During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in February 2020, FBI […]

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Exploring the Application of Force Majeure for AI Mistakes in Armed Conflict

Fatemah Albader[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction With the fast-evolving and increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) technology in armed conflict, the question of when a state may be held responsible for AI mistakes is no longer a question for science fiction. Today, every sector – public or private – displays some dependency on AI. The healthcare industry utilizes AI to perform surgical tasks.[1] The education sector uses AI to provide individualized education to students.[2] On the more controversial front, AI is being developed to fuel the next generation of combatants, otherwise known as lethal autonomous

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The Orkney Slew and Central Bank Digital Currencies

by Gary B. Gorton and Jeffery Y. Zhang[*] [Full text of this Article in PDF is available at this link] Introduction The advent of cryptocurrencies—particularly stablecoins, which are digital tokens that can circulate as private money—has ignited a debate on the government’s role in providing a sovereign alternative. This sovereign alternative is oftentimes referred to as a “central bank digital currency.” Dozens of governments and central banks are now deciding whether to create one and, if so, how to design and operationalize it. We seek to advance the debate on central bank digital currencies by presenting insights from a parable, The

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It’s Not Just the Economics: Why U.S. Leadership on CBDCs Is a National Security Imperative

by Daleep Singh[*] [Speech in PDF is available at this link] Remarks delivered at the Harvard National Security Journal’s Symposium on Digital Currencies and National Security on October 14, 2022. [*] Chief Global Economist and Head of Global Macroeconomic Research at Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM). Former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. The views expressed in this speech are the author’s own and do not represent any position of PGIM or the U.S. government.

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The U.S. Dollar and Central Bank Digital Currencies

by Christopher J. Waller[*] [Speech in PDF is available at this link] Remarks delivered at the Harvard National Security Journal’s Symposium on Digital Currenciesand National Security on October 14, 2022. [*] Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The views expressed in this speech are the author’s own and do not represent any position of the Board of Governors or other Federal Reserve policymakers.

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