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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

These instruments of national power employed in a “whole of government approach” to advance a state’s interests are known by the acronym DIME -FIL. Cold War in Space: Top Secret Reconnaissance Satellites Revealed ” National Museum of the United States Air Force, June 02, 2015. United States Space Force ” U.S.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 3

Steve Blank

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. Michael McFaul, “ Putin, Putinism, and the Domestic Determinants of Russian Foreign Policy ” International Security , Oct 01, 2020. Artyom Lukin, “ The Russia-China Entente and its Future ” International Politics , 2020. Orbis, 2020.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

We sat down with Andrew Yang , current 2020 Presidential Candidate, who’s whole platform is based on reimagining the American economy with Universal Basic Income, to chat about the benefits of making this a national policy. Then the government says ‘hey, great news! That’s below the poverty line.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society were grappling with. and the U.K.

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5 Outrageously Innovative Israeli Startups to Watch in 2020

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However, it’s far from the only startup hub in the world, and it’s not even the only startup hub in the United States. Israeli Startups to Watch in 2020. One motivating factor is the number and generosity of Israeli-sponsored government programs incentivizing growth in STEM fields.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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United States San Francisco Bay Home to Silicon Valley, which houses some of the most prominent tech startups and multinational firms, the San Francisco Bay area remains one of the top startup hubs in the U.S. As of 2020, the country was ranked as the second most innovative globally.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 1

Steve Blank

The instruments of national power brought to bear in this “whole of government approach” were long known by the acronym DIME (Diplomatic, Information, Military and Economic) and in recent years have expanded to include “FIL”- finance, intelligence and law enforcement-or DIME-FIL. ” Foreign Affairs Sept/Oct 2020. Elbridge A.