Technology & Global Security in the 21st Century

Governments worldwide have become increasingly engaged in active industrial policy to shape the development of key technologies and related industries, from semiconductors and new clean energy sources, to artificial intelligence (AI). This Talking Policy podcast miniseries explores the technological challenges and opportunities of the 21st century from a public policy perspective. In conversation with leading experts, 2024-2025 IGCC postdoctoral fellow Nicolas Wittstock examines the history of the U.S. innovation system, the rise of clean energy technologies and their potential global impacts, and the social and political determinants of growth-catalyzing innovation.