Necessary Friction

Everything in our lives that isn’t strictly natural has been manufactured. While the manufacturing system is remarkably efficient and ridiculously cheap, it’s become dangerously fragile. In this episode of Policy Prompt, explore the reality of today’s supply chains and how a better world can be manufactured.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) artificial intelligence (AI) strategy has evolved since its first principles-based framework in 2021, shifting more toward practical applications. In this policy brief, Ryan Jay Atkinson outlines how NATO’s AI strategy is part of larger initiatives toward rapid technological adaptation.

The Digital Policy Hub at CIGI is a collaborative space for emerging scholars and innovative thinkers from the social, natural and applied sciences. Here are the most recent working papers published by Hub fellows.

Julianna L. Kowlessar: “Comparisons of Media Literacy Education Programs Across Canada”

Julian Lam: “Drafted in the Dark: When AI Regulation Forgets the People”

Follow the links on the Hub webpage to learn more about the Hub scholars and their work.

Canada has committed billions to AI, but despite the investment, Canadian AI founders and software engineering graduates from top universities are exploring opportunities abroad. In this commentary, Rami Alhamad analyzes the reality of building an AI company in Canada.

If Canada is to double non-US exports over the next decade, it will need to convince thousands of individual companies to brave unfamiliar markets. In this commentary, Wolfgang Alschner discusses the new trade policy tools and data needed to support these efforts.

Following the US Supreme Court’s ruling against his ”Liberation Day” tariffs, President Trump has turned to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, allowing him to proclaim temporary “special import measures.” In this article, originally published by the Hinrich Foundation, CIGI Senior Fellow Hector Torres discusses the consequences of playing with the credibility of the US dollar.