Satellites make it harder for countries to launch surprise attacks. That’s in Ukraine’s favor. Erik Gartzke and Bryan Early - January 14, 2022 But seeing what’s happening on the ground doesn’t help explain Russia’s motives
Companies are commercializing outer space. Do government programs still matter? Svetla Ben-Itzhak - January 10, 2022 For now, national governments control the rules — and much of the funding
Elon Musk got millions in tax breaks to put a plant in Austin. Here’s why laws don’t stop these secret deals. Nathan Jensen and Calvin Thrall - August 6, 2020 Many officials may be simply ignoring them.
Last week’s Twitter hack could have been much, much worse Heather Williams - July 21, 2020 Governments need to prepare for hackers trying to start a war — leading to escalation by tweet
Jeff Bezos’s new plans for space have stirred up old fights in science fiction Henry Farrell - May 10, 2019 Is planet Earth all that we have, or do we need to go to the stars?
Detroit and Flint keep relying on private money to solve public problems. Why? Sarah Reckhow, Joshua Sapotichne, and Davia Downey - November 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80613" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A student holds a cup for
Are you safer in a Tesla on autopilot, as Elon Musk says? Let’s do the math. Mark Palko - October 7, 2016 Why Elon Musk is wrong about the numbers.