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The focus of DGAP’s research and consulting on this core theme is the interdependency of technology and foreign policy. Technological innovation — as well as the diffusion and impact of emerging technologies — is always influenced by the social, economic, and (security) policy contexts in which it occurs. At the same time, technologies affect international actors by changing their areas of influence, options for action, and goals. Today, technology not only continues to play a role in determining foreign and security policy in the classical sense, but it also almost always includes an international dimension, for example in its consequences for regulation or global chains of supply and production.

Recent publications

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Influencers and Their Ability to Engineer Collective Online Behavior

A Boon and a Challenge for Politics

Influencers can be powerful allies in spreading important information, but they can also be weaponized to undermine social cohesion and democratic processes. While their ability to amplify narratives, engineer trends, and mobilize communities has made them into valuable commodities for promoting ideas and beliefs, their expertise and power can be exploited. This DGAP Policy Brief outlines strategies for policymakers to harness influencers’ potential while mitigating the risks of manipulation to safeguard democratic stability.

Dr. Katja Muñoz
Policy Brief

AI and Warfare

Pending Issues for Europe
Kaan Sahin
External Publications

Zwei Tech-Welten

Was der Zerfall in eine amerikanische und eine chinesische Sphäre bedeuten würde.
Kaan Sahin
Externe Publikationen

The Tech Cold War Illusion

While the United States and China are engaged in a great tech rivalry, analogies with the East-West conflict before 1989 are misplaced.
Kaan Sahin
External Publications

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