[SEASON 3] EP. 1: Big Tech on the Battlefield ABROADcast

Over the course of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a new player has emerged on the battlefield: private tech giants such as SpaceX, Microsoft, Google, and more. These companies have supplied potentially game-changing technology and services to the Ukrainian government in the latest demonstration of private technology firms' power to influence the course of war. With this paradigm emerging, it has become necessary for us to grapple with a number of questions: what are these companies doing in Ukraine, and why? Is this phenomenon unique to the war in Ukraine, or has it occurred in other conflicts? What are the potential consequences of these companies' involvement in Ukraine and elsewhere? Join our conversation with Emelia Probasco, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, as we explore these questions and more.

For more on this topic, visit:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/big-tech-goes-war 

https://cset.georgetown.edu/

@EmmyProbasco

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