At The Boundary

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Artificial Intelligence is a hot-button issue - perhaps the hot-button issue - around the world today. AI was the focus of our recently completed GNSI Tampa Summit 3: Artificial Intelligence in the Era of Strategic Competition. A highly anticipated segment of the conference was the Fireside Chat on Day 1, featuring the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen and retired U.S. Marine Corps General, Frank McKenzie. Nielsen is the former Secretary of Homeland Security and was recently named to the Board of Directors for D-Wave Quantum, Inc. McKenzie is the Executive Director of GNSI and the former commander of U.S. Central Command.The conversation was dynamic and deep; so much so, in fact, we've broken the conversation into two parts. Part 1 is in this episode of At the Boundary (episode 19). The second half of the chat will be featured in a special, bonus episode of ATB (episode 20), dropping tomorrow.Watch the video version of this Fireside Chat.Register for Policy Dialogues: The Iran Enigma on April 10, 2024Register for Policy Dialogues: Endangered Freedoms: Transnational Repression in North American on May 15, 2024We hope you enjoy the episode.===================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary,  GNSI Tampa Summit 3 keynote speaker, General Bryan Fenton, Commander of U.S. Special Forces Operations Command (USSOCOM),  shares topics of military interest in artificial intelligence.  AI has transformed the way his team at Special Operations Command processes and solves the difficult challenges this technology brings with its advancements.He borrows a phrase from Indo-Pacific surfers – "Waves of Consequence" – to describe the current and future AI environment.  Fenton’s address shared the unique and ever-changing challenges the SOCOM teams face not only in America, but  around the globe. Additional information and links:The Journal of Strategic Security, Issue 17, Number 1The first issue published under the GNSI banner.Upcoming event:GNSI Policy Dialogues: The Iran Enigma: Navigating Security and StrategyApril 10, 2024 at the Patel Center for Global SolutionsWe hope you enjoy the episode.=======================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, we listen to a diverse conversation between three leading experts in the study of artificial intelligence. USF assistant professor and the founder of the Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning Lab, Dr. John Licato, USF Associate Dean of Research in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Department, Dr. Norma Alcantar, and the Director of the Graduate School of Computer Science at the University of Paris-Saclay in France, Dr. Nicholas Sabouret.Their conversation delved into the global views on A.I., unique applications of the technology, and how prepared we may, or may not be, for the artificially generated images and speech that can be nearly indistinguishable from other humans.Click here for information and to register for the upcoming GNSI Policy Dialogues: The Iran Enigma: Navigating Security and StrategyWe hope you enjoy the episode.==================================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, we’ve gathered the CEO of Feeding Tampa Bay, Thomas Mantz and Dr. David Himmelgreen, a USF anthropology professor and Director of the USF Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities to speak about food insecurity and hunger issues in the Tampa Bay region.They speak on the unique relationship between USF and one of America's major food banks, as well as to how they started with the intent to solve problems focused on food but now seek to improve the lives of those who find themselves in these difficult situations.We hope you enjoy the episode.For information and registration for the upcoming GNSI Tampa Summit 3: Register here.At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of At the Boundary, we sit in on a conversation with one of the U.S. Army's foremost experts on drone warfare, AI trust and emerging technologies,  Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) Paul Lushenko, the Director of Operations at the US Army War College. The highly accredited author and recently named assistant professor at the Army War College sat down with Taylor Johnston, the Chief Operations Officer at the Institute for Applied Engineering at the University of South Florida. Johnston is a retired U.S. Air Force Officer, whose last post was as Chief Innovation Officer at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.We thought putting these two guys together in a room would make for a block-buster conversation and they did not disappoint! We hope you enjoy the episode. For information and registration for the upcoming GNSI Tampa Summit 3: Register here.=============================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! In Episode 14 of “At the Boundary,” we recognize the two-year anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022. Actually, as we learn in this episode, a strong case can be made that this is the 10th anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.We also discuss a recent Guest Essay written by GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, for the New York Times. In that essay, titled “It’s Not Time for Our Troops to Leave the Middle East,” McKenzie lays out his position: We waited too long to respond to the many attacks by #Iranian backed proxy militias and we must now respond more aggressively to re-establish deterrence against Iran and those proxy groups like #Hezbollah and At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! At the first GNSI Tampa Summit, Tom Waters, the Assistant Director of Startups and Business Development at the USF Technology Transfer Office, presented a compelling case as to why one of the world's most popular social media apps, TikTok, has leaped to #1 on the U.S. Most Wanted List and has drawn the ire of the U.S. government. TikTok, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, are under investigation by the U.S. Senate for predatory business practices.Since that presentation in March of 2023, Waters has given that presentation at venues around the country. And he's updated it along the way, as new developments continue to happen to TikTok, in particular, and social media in general. He joins At the Boundary  to address what's happened with TikTok in the last 15 months.Tom Waters is the Assistant Director of Start Ups and Business Development at the USF Technology Transfer Office, part of USF Research and Innovation.=================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! At the first GNSI Tampa Summit, Tom Waters, the Assistant Director of Startups and Business Development at the USF Technology Transfer Office, presented a compelling case as to why one of the world's most popular social media apps, TikTok, has leaped to #1 on the U.S. Most Wanted List and has drawn the ire of the U.S. government. TikTok, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, are under investigation by the U.S. Senate for predatory business practices.TikTok has over 170 million users in the U.S. alone and is one of the greatest startups in the modern era. The app and parent company, however, are facing increased scrutiny and investigations around the globe. The app is banned in several countries for its questionable data handling practices, potential national security risks, and ties to the Chinese Communist Party.Tom Waters is the Assistant Director of Start Ups and Business Development at the USF Technology Transfer Office, part of USF Research and Innovation.=================At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! What began in 2013 as a "Wouldn't it be great if –" idea between Professor Thomas Smith, PhD of the University of South Florida and former US Ambassador Douglas McElhaney has now blossomed into one of the Tampa Bay region's must-see events.This week's episode features a conversation with Smith, who is now the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and Campus Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at USF St. Petersburg.  Smith goes behind-the-scenes of the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs and even tells us about the time the event unwittingly featured an honest-to-goodness Russian spy.This year's event is themed "Re-Thinking." It will explore new ideas and possibilities with that theme in a wide spectrum of interests and industries: national security, artificial intelligence, the Middle East, the Sahel Region in Africa, arts and music, European monarchies and many more.SPCWA is scheduled for February 5-7 at the USF St. Petersburg campus and will feature a keynote address  from retired U.S. ambassador Barbara Stevenson.==========At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! GNSI recently acquired the Journal of Strategic Security, a Top 20 Military Studies Journal, utilized and cited by researchers around the world. To talk about the history of the journal and the role played by USF Libraries, GNSI had a discussion with Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Strategic Security, Jay Tamsett and the Dean of USF Libraries, Todd Chavez. The Journal of Strategic Security was founded in 2008, and has published 61 issues of outstanding analysis and book reviews. The Journal has been downloaded over 1.6 million times and is ranked among the highest rated Military Studies academic journals by Google Scholar. The Journal has published papers on topics as wide-ranging as information technology, cyber warfare and the defense of Taiwan. We hope you enjoy the episode.= = = = = = = = = = = = = =At the Boundary from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.