Publishing Institution: Women In International Security (WIIS) / Publication Year: within 5 Years

Author:: Clodagh Quain and Isabelle Roccia
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Women In International Security (WIIS)
Abstract:: Fifth-generation telecommunications (5G) technology promises to dramatically increase the interconnectedness and efficiency of commercial and civilian communication infrastructures. 5G will also enable other advances. On the civilian side, it will improve existing applications and give rise to others, from telemedicine to connected cars. It also presents an opportunity to enhance NATO’s capabilities, improving logistics, maintenance, and communications. For instance, 5G will speed communication and improve response time in a theater of operation.
Topic:: NATO, Science and Technology, International Security, Communications, Cybersecurity, 5G, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Kulani Abendroth-Dias and Carolin Kiefer
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Women In International Security (WIIS)
Abstract:: For delivery within the European Union, Amazon now sells facial recognition cameras for door locks, webcams, home security systems, and office attendance driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—powerful tools with civilian and military purposes. Germany, France, Spain, Denmark and Romania have tested and often deployed AI and ML facial recognition tools, many of which were developed in the United States and China, for predictive policing and border control. AI and ML systems aid in contact tracing and knowledge sharing to contain the COVID-19 virus. However, the civilian and military strategies that drive use of AI and ML for the collection and use of data diverge across the member states of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Topic:: NATO, Science and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: United States, China, and Europe

Author:: Naďa Kovalčíková and Gabrielle Tarin
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Women In International Security (WIIS)
Abstract:: The rise of China poses a strategic challenge for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Alliance needs a comprehensive political, economic, and security strategy to deal with China’s growing global power. The more assertive a role China plays in world affairs, the more it could undercut NATO’s cohesion and military advantages by translating commercial inroads in Europe into political influence, investing in strategically important sectors, and achieving major breakthroughs in advanced digital technologies.
Topic:: NATO, Science and Technology, International Security, Digital Cooperation, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: United States, China, and Europe

Author:: Shannon Zimmerman
Publication Date:: 02-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Women In International Security (WIIS)
Abstract:: The majority of countries have gender-blind foreign policies. While this may seem like a good thing, such policies fail to acknowledge and address existing gendered discrimination, inequalities, and violence. They also fail to take active steps to include women and other marginalized groups. Feminist foreign policy, in contrast, is designed to take into account and address these existing imbalances. On September 12, 2019, Women In International Security (WIIS)–Australia and the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (APR2P) convened a workshop to assess whether Australia has a feminist foreign policy and, if not, what steps could be taken to advance such a policy.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Gender Issues, Women, Feminism, and Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
Political Geography:: Global Focus

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