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To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism
In the near future, "smart" technologies and "big data" will allow us to make large-scale interventions in politics, culture, and everyday life....
Debate and Decision Series: Iran - Are We Out of Options?
On April 17th, the McCain Institute for International Leadership hosted the third debate of its Debate and Decision Series: "Iran: Are We Out of...
Technology and Development in a Conflict Zone: War as a Prioritizing Tool
What we now refer to as "development" really began in a systematic way after World War II. The victors had a variety of pressures to address, the most...
Leadership Voices Series: Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili, Republic of Georgia
On April 9, 2013 the McCain Institute held a Leadership Voices Series in Washington DC. This event was a conversation with Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili,...
A Brave New (online) World: Emerging Technologies at the Intersection of Science, Policy, and Rapidly Changing Media Environments
We live in an age where new technologies hit the marketplace at a rate that far outpaces society's ability to engage in meaningful political debates...
Afghanistan 2014: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
On February 28th in Washington DC, the McCain Institute for International Leadership hosted the second debate in its recently launched "Debate and...
Your Smartphone Has Hijacked Your Life
Smartphones put the world at your fingertips. With a seemingly endless supply of apps, you can get a date, scout out the best restaurant in town, and...
Time to reassess the promise of nanotechnology? An analysis of research, developments and commercialization
Investment in Nanotechnology research is based on the promise of a transition to active nanotechnology, nanostructures, and nanodevices - everything...
Economy and Domestic Workers
Panelists talked about the impact on the economy of domestic workers, the majority of whom are immigrants. They also discussed the challenges and...
Leadership Voices Series: Leadership from a Central European Perspective
On January 30th, The McCain Institute launched its Leadership Voices Series with an inaugural event featuring Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor...
What If You Can't Measure What Matters? Public Value Mapping of Science and Innovation
Science and innovation policies are typically justified in terms of a broad range of public values (environmental quality, human health, national...
Debate and Decision Series - Should the United States Save Syria?
On January 30th, The McCain Institute for International Leadership launched its Debate and Decision series with an inaugural event entitled "Should...