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The world has entered a transformational era defined by the accelerating convergence of biology, AI, bioengineering, and digital infrastructure—Bioconvergence. This process is transforming how biological capabilities are discovered and developed, challenging traditional national security frameworks and risking catastrophic risks to the U.S. and our allies and partners around the world.
New threats require new responses.
In this video, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall - former U.S. Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor, and the 2026-2027 Ashton B. Carter Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government - outlines a bold new national security framework to tackle this issue: Deterrence by Resilience.
Read the report, published by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, here: https://www.belfercenter.org/bio-deterrence
Video credit: Tectonic Video, Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs