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People Are Trying to Misuse AI. That’s Exactly Why Safeguards Matter.

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People Are Trying to Misuse AI. That’s Exactly Why Safeguards Matter.

The policy challenge ahead is ensuring that safeguards, governance frameworks, and security practices continue to responsibly scale alongside the technology. If they do, society can capture AI's enormous benefits while keeping emerging risks firmly under control. 

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2025 Next Generation for Biosecurity Challenge: How Do You Define Bioweapons?

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2025 Next Generation for Biosecurity Challenge: How Do You Define Bioweapons?

As the world marks the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Next Gen contest participants have an opportunity to move the needle by introducing an updated way for professionals in the field to address the current and emerging threats that bioweapons pose.

From Risk to Resilience: Imagining a Sustainable Global Nuclear Order

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From Risk to Resilience: Imagining a Sustainable Global Nuclear Order

In the long term, the only way to prevent a nuclear catastrophe is to move toward a more sustainable security architecture. NTI’s new paper, Navigating Disruption in the Global Nuclear Order: Managing Risks and Shaping a New Way Forward, dives into how we got to this critical point and what leaders should do about it.

Nuclear Risk: The Trillion-Dollar Blind Spot in Global Finance

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Nuclear Risk: The Trillion-Dollar Blind Spot in Global Finance

The financial sector has long understood the reality that geopolitical dynamics influence markets. Conflicts and sanctions create market volatility, influence investor sentiment, and impact capital flows. Yet the sector remains dangerously blind to the greatest geopolitical threat of all: nuclear war.

A Call to Action for Global Health Security

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A Call to Action for Global Health Security

Each day brings alarming headlines—H5N1, measles, tuberculosis—but the quieter underlying issues of public health security rarely break through the noise. On this World Health Day 2025, as U.S. domestic and global health policies undergo a realignment, the world must recommit to address both the urgent and the underlying health challenges that shape our lives.

Where Women at NTI Build a Safer World

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Where Women at NTI Build a Safer World

From crane-adorned desks to shelves brimming with inspiration, the women of NTI have created spaces as dynamic as their work. In honor of Women’s History Month, this photo essay highlights how four of them have made their spaces their own—and how those spaces shape their contributions to a field historically dominated by men.

The Next 50 Years: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention – Explained

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The Next 50 Years: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention – Explained

The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) entered into force 50 years ago, becoming the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban the production of an entire category of weapons. As the world marks this anniversary, we reflect on the BWC’s importance and outline a path forward to strengthen its effectiveness.

Motivating Policymakers to Safeguard Modern Biology

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Motivating Policymakers to Safeguard Modern Biology

NTI focuses on developing solutions and delivering action. Doing so requires that we clearly communicate and connect with decision makers who are not necessarily experts in the field. This is how we do that.

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