Monique Verdin, "Headwaters : Tamaracks + Time : Lake Itasca" (2019), digital assemblage. Photograph taken in 2019; United States War Department map of the route passed over by an expedition into the Indian country in 1832 to the source of the Mississippi River.

Defense and National Security

Scientific and technological advancements are vital to effective national security. Emerging technologies and evolving geopolitics mean there are always new problems to solve and new issues to analyze. The articles on this page explore how science and technology influence national defense, and offer policy proposals that can make the United States more secure.