Past Events
The Double Power Law: How American Innovation Really Works
For nearly eight decades, the U.S. innovation ecosystem has been underpinned by a deliberately decentralized model of federal research support.
Sanctions, in theory
As the global landscape shifts further toward economic statecraft amid escalating strategic competition, especially involving China, Iran, and Venezuela, policymakers must recognize that the power of sanctions lies not merely in their imposition, but in their credible promise of relief upon behavioral change—a promise that, historically, has proven challenging to uphold.
Managing Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls
Examination of how multilateral export controls can be used to constrain commercial spyware and address human rights, national security and nonproliferation concerns stemming from the misuse of spyware technologies.
Multi-stage phase transformation pathways in MAX phases
Developments in predicting and understanding phase transformations in MAX phases.
3/6/25 The Enduring Role of Los Alamos National Laboratory in National Security
Date: Thursday, March 6th Location: Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, 2595 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley Time: 5:00-6:30 pm PT Speaker: Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason Recent geopolitical conditions have put Los Alamos National Laboratory’s national...
Sociotechnical risks posed by the geologic disposal of weapons plutonium
Analysis of U.S. plans to dispose of excess weapons plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic repository in southeastern New Mexico.