Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy
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Principal Investigator
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Director
New Report — Deterrence by Resilience: Securing the United States and Promoting Innovation in the Age of Bioconvergence
The world has entered a transformational era defined by the accelerating convergence of biology, AI, bioengineering, and digital infrastructure—Bioconvergence. This process is transforming how biological capabilities are discovered and developed, challenging traditional national security frameworks and risking catastrophic risks to the U.S. and our allies and partners around the world.
New threats require new responses. This report, led by Elizabeth Sherwood Randall, advances a new strategic framework for balancing the opportunities and risks of bioconvergence in the United States: deterrence by resilience.
Our Work
Science and technology have long played a role in international affairs, but today they are more central to geopolitics than ever. The Program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy responds to an urgent need to advance scholarship and build a new generation of leaders fluent in both public policy and technology.
The Program conducts research, convenings, training, and public engagement. Our work includes:
Fellowships:
- Technology and Geopolitics Fellowships for outstanding pre- and post-doctoral scholars
- Senior Fellowships to bring experienced scholars and practitioners into our scholarship, events, mentorship, and training
- Nova Fellowships to increase bilingual fluency between senior private sector technology innovators, founders, and researchers and the policy community
Research Initiatives:
- AI and Statecraft
- Biotechnology, Biosecurity, Health, and Diplomacy
- Space Policy and Diplomacy
Engagement and Output:
- Reports, explainers, and articles
- Student seminars, study groups, and other convenings
Recent Publications
Our timely work at the intersection of science and technology
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In The NewsAI and the New Age of Bioweapons
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In The NewsThe Commercial Space Race
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In The NewsU.S. Needs to Find Outbreaks Before Patients Do
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In The NewsTravel Bans Aren’t Enough to Stop Ebola’s Spread
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In The NewsWHO: Cruise Virus Spread Human-to-Human
Apply now to be a Nova Fellow
The Program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy is seeking nominations and applications for its inaugural class of Nova Fellows. Senior technology and scientific innovators with significant private sector experience will be invited to join us at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs to pursue policy-relevant work aimed at expanding the understanding, use, impact, and governance of emerging technologies on a global stage.
More Work
Other research and analysis produced by the program staff and fellows
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Policy BriefsEU Tech Sovereignty Package Policy Brief
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ExplainerThe New Space Race
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ExplainerAI for Diplomats
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ExplainerGlossary of AI Terms
Questions We Ask
- What new challenges and imperatives are technologies creating for policy and geopolitics?
- How can we keep our thinking about these challenges and imperatives at the frontier as science and technology progress, rather than being reactive?
- What constraints and opportunities might national and international policies create for the world in which technologists will innovate?
- What capabilities could emerging technologies add to the analytical toolbox of policy experts?
- Above all, how do we help create and inspire future generations of technology-literate policymakers and policy-literate technologists?