Heidi J. Larson on the Root Causes of Vaccine Hesitancy

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COVID-19 vaccines are now being approved and deployed around the world. But will there be a sizable enough segment of the population willing to get them? Heidi J. Larson discusses in this week's episode of Big Tech with Taylor Owen.

Geopolitical space is opening up for middle powers to build important partnerships. As Manjeet Kripalani and Rohinton P. Medhora explain, this could be a propitious moment for Canada and India.

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We're pleased to welcome Andre Boysen as our newest senior fellow. Andre is the chief identity officer at SecureKey, and is recognized as a global leader on identity, privacy, digital transformation and blockchain. Read his essay on the need for national digital identity infrastructure here

When countries began enforcing lockdown rules, reported rates of gender-based violence increased worldwide. Suzie Dunn explores the relationship between COVID-19 and technology-facilitated violence.

For 22 years, the members of the World Trade Organization have been discussing how to govern e-commerce and the data that underpins it. But, as Susan Ariel Aaronson and Thomas Struett write, member states were divided by their understanding, capacity and willingness to set rule. How can policy makers address this divide?

Jan. 13 – 7:00 p.m. EST (UTC–05:00): Join us for a virtual event with Laura DeNardis celebrating the launch of her latest book, The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off SwitchDeNardis will discuss the social and economic benefits of the Internet of Things, and how digital infrastructure has become a proxy for political power.

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