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THE VETO | Film Screening
Join us for a special screening of The Veto, a documentary examining the veto power of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the consequences of its use in the face of the gravest international crimes. Following the film, there will be an interactive panel discussion with Tim Slade, Jennifer Trahan and Ardi Imseis.

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Policy Brief - How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens
On October 1st, Robin Collins gave a keynote lecture titled "How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens". His remarks have been turned into a CIPS Policy Brief. He reflects on distinctive responses to three global problems: pandemics such as we experienced with COVID19; imminent climate-induced tipping points that are barreling towards us at a dangerous clip; and nuclear weapons/nuclear war. At the end he refers to some theory about How Change Happens, what some obstacles are, and why we can remain optimistic.

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Blog: The Deterrence Within Common Security
The Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues (ICDSI) in 1982 offered this to frame the idea of common security: States can no longer seek security at each other’s expense; it can be attained only through cooperative undertakings. Security in the nuclear age means common security. Even ideological opponents and political rivals have a shared interest in survival. There must be partnership in the struggle against war itself.

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Blog: Ensuring the Role of Humans in Military Applications of AI
Can military applications of AI be controlled? I would say yes, there is a possibility of restricting and limiting how AI technologies are developed and used in the military domain. However, the focus of those efforts should not be on the technological side, for example, in terms of banning certain types of weapon systems or restricting the use of particular AI models. By the time any potential treaty or any sort of other regulation might be adopted, we might already be talking about different types of technologies.

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Can military applications of AI be controlled? I would say yes, there is a possibility of restricting and limiting how AI technologies are developed and used in the military domain. However, the focus of those efforts should not be on the technological side, for example, in terms of banning certain types of weapon systems or

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