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This week, Turtle Bay is hosting the second Meeting of Governmental Experts for the U.N.’s Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects – mercifully abbreviated to MGE2 and PoA, respectively.

At the MGE2, the U.S. should seek to prevent the PoA from doing additional damage.

Swarms of palm-sized quadcopters perform kamikaze attacks using tiny explosives to kill selected people using facial-recognition software and social media big-data analysis. News footage shows attacks on U.S. senators, student protesters, and hundreds of other civilians worldwide. Is this the trailer for a new science fiction blockbuster movie? No, this graphic, fictional scenario of a dystopian near-future is the video “Slaughterbots,” produced by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit o...

The UN cybersecurity working group has faced several challenges throughout its existence. In order to achieve meaningful progress on cyber norms, members must navigate major political crises and disc…

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on September 7, 2022

Amandeep Singh Gill has been announced as the new technology envoy of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres 

Estonia’s position is clear: existing international law also applies in cyberspace. Both at times of peace and war, states must act responsibly in cyberspace.

International efforts to legally control the use of "killer robots" are faltering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Romania supports the EU statement and joins the United States and other international partners in the demarche to attribute the cyberattack on...

The damage caused by cyberattacks in Ukraine pales in comparison with the atrocities on the ground. But that does not mean civilians are spared.