Emerging technologies are transforming international relations and our country’s economy. So how do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? <br /><br />This is The Interconnect, a new limited podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review. Each episode brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what’s coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership.

The Interconnect
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Emerging technologies are transforming international relations and our country’s economy. So how do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? <br /><br />This is The Interconnect, a new limited podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review. Each episode brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what’s coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership.
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Recent Episodes

April 10, 2025
Frontier Tech and the Geopolitical Future
In this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford’s Amy Zegart and Herb Lin join the Council on Foreign Relations’ Adam Segal and Kat Duffy in a discussion about some of the most critical factors that influence the evolution of emerging technologies, the relative advantages of democracies and autocracies in developing frontier tech, and the central importance of talent and public and private investment in driving America's innovation ecosystem. Guest: Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and co-chair of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review Guest: Dr. Herb Lin, Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security at the Hoover Institution and editor in chief of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review Guest: Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman chair in emerging technologies and national security and director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations Guest: Kat Duffy, senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations Host: Martin Giles, managing editor of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review Read the 2025 Stanford Emerging Technology Review at https://setr.stanford.edu/

March 27, 2025
Unlocking Biotech’s Potential
In this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford University Professor of Bioengineering Drew Endy and CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Luciana Borio discuss the future of U.S. biomanufacturing and how biotechnology innovations—including bioluminescent plants and next-gen vaccines—are becoming more a part of daily life. Guest: Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution Guest: Luciana Borio, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations Host: Martin Giles, managing editor of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review Read the 2025 Stanford Emerging Technology Review at https://setr.stanford.edu/

March 13, 2025
A New Roadmap for Space
In this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford University Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Simone D’Amico and CFR’s Space Task Force Project Director Esther Brimmer discuss how private companies are driving innovation in orbit, the new moon race that’s underway, and how increased commercial and military activity raises questions about the responsible use of space. Guest: Simone D’Amico, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University and a science fellow at the Hoover Institution Guest: Esther Brimmer, the James H. Binger senior fellow in global governance at the Council on Foreign Relations and project director for CFR’s Space Task Force Host: Martin Giles, managing editor of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review Read the 2025 Stanford Emerging Technology Review at https://setr.stanford.edu/ Read CFR’s 2025 Space Task Force Report, Securing Space: A Plan for U.S. Action
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