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Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers

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Introducing Strength in Numbers, a podcast that looks at how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are shaping national security. In each episode, we’ll look at the critical materials powering these trends and how this technology is being used on the battlefield and ask key policymakers and experts how to use these tools to make sure the United States stays competitive against potential adversaries. Strength in Numbers is a show from the University of Virginia’s National Security Data and Policy Institute, produced by FP Studios. Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Who’s winning the AI race?

    Who’s winning the AI race?
    Mar 18 2026
    Is the United States in an artificial intelligence arms race with China? How are policymakers assessing possible economic and national security threats? How should China be understood as a potential peer competitor? And who’s likely to win? China experts Dean Cheng and Lukas Filler join Strength in Numbers to discuss. Cheng is formerly of the Heritage Foundation and the author of Cyber Dragon: Inside China’s Information Warfare and Cyber Operations. And Filler is a national security strategist at the National Security Data and Policy Institute. Additional reading: Deeper Questions Raised by DeepSeek DeepSeek’s Achievements and the Implications for Policy China’s AI/ML Data Environment
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    24 mins
  • How Europe Is Seeing the Rise of AI

    How Europe Is Seeing the Rise of AI
    Mar 11 2026
    Much has been said about the United States and China’s approach to artificial intelligence, but another key player in the AI race is Europe. How are its regulators, political leaders, and industry approaching this new technology? Gabriele Mazzini, the lead architect on the EU’s landmark AI Act , joins host Jennifer Strong to discuss how this landmark legislation was brought into being—and what could now change. The episode also features University of Virginia School of Law’s Vice Dean Ashley Deeks to discuss how AI and emerging technologies are being used for defense and what guardrails should be in place. Additional reading: Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Supply Chain Tracking Advances in Multimodal AI for Time Series Analysis DeepSeek’s Achievements and the Implications for Policy
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    24 mins
  • Protecting the Homeland

    Protecting the Homeland
    Mar 4 2026
    ​​How are policymakers assessing future security challenges and what is being done to mitigate those threats? George Foresman, a senior advisor at the National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI), shares his experience as the first undersecretary of preparedness at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with host Jennifer Strong. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger also joins the series to recount how the U.S. government responded to the most ambitious cybercrime to date: Salt Typhoon. Finally, NSDPI’s research associate Nathan Timbs shares how open-source data is helping to track illicit networks and bring them into the open. Additional reading: Precursors, Ports, and Pills: Inside the China-Mexico-U.S. Fentanyl Supply Chain
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    29 mins
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