Publications
The latest research and analysis from the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
Cybercrime gets an upgrade
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the business of cybercrime.
Gil Baram, Leah Walker
New UN Permanent Mechanism on Cybersecurity is Saddled with Old Controversies
How the global mechanisms indicated in the 2021-2025 open-ended working group (OEWG)'s final report fall short — and why that hampers meaningful progress within the forum dedicated to this in the UN.
Building an AI Red Teaming Discipline
As commercial artificial intelligence models have become increasingly sophisticated, we need to build a discipline around red teaming tools, protocols, and red teamers themselves.
Leah Walker, Jake Hecla, Cara Marie Wagner, Andrew Reddie
RJISSF Policy Forum on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Emerging Technologies
How novel technologies impact nuclear proliferation or nonproliferation.
Editor: Diane Labrosse, Commissioning Editor: Jennifer L. Erickson, Production Editor: Christopher Ball, Pre-Production Copy Editor: Bethany S. Keenan
Between Power and Promise: The Evolution of U.S. Sanctions Strategy
Context for a broader chapter in the recent Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft, published with the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).
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.
Jon Metzler and Andrew W. Reddie
New Economic Statecraft and Global Technology Conflicts: The Dilemma for Middle Powers.
"New econonmic statecraft" and how to understand strategic government interviention in the global political and economic competition landscape.
Vinod K. Aggarwal, Andrew W. Reddie
A Tangled Ball: Russian Nuclear Policy, Relations and Risks in Northeast Asia
Reducing risks of nuclear conflict and escalation through multilateral arms control and risk reduction agreements.
Proceed with Caution: The Price of Neglecting Safety for SMRs
Why Small modular reactors (SMRs) could pave the way for the future of the nuclear energy industry.
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.
Shuang Zhao, Hao Xiao, Yuxin Li, Zijun Zhang, Yugang Wang, Qing Huang, Liuxuan Cao, Fei Gao, Cameron L. Tracy, Rodney. C. Ewing & Chenxu Wang
The Hawley Act Threatens AI Innovation
Context for a broader chapter in the recent Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft, published with the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).