Generative AI: A Game Changer for Maritime Security | UN-OCT, Rabat 2025
Nusrat Farooq delivered a high-level presentation at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UN-OCT) "Conference on Counter-Terrorism and Maritime Security Along Africa's Atlantic Coast" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Morocco. The UNOCT and the Kingdom of Morocco are the initiators of the African Atlantic States Process (AASP). They jointly organized a two-day conference aimed at addressing emerging terrorism threats and enhancing maritime security along Africa's Atlantic coast. Read here.
Artificial Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure Security: Challenges and Opportunities | UN-OCT, Madrid 2025
Nusrat Farooq spoke at the UN-OCT Expert Briefing on AI and Critical Infrastructure Security, funded by Qatar. As AI reshapes security, governments and enterprises must adapt. Generative AI fuels cyber threats, while Agentic AI introduces automation risks, requiring proactive defense. Public-private partnerships are key to protecting critical infrastructure. This initiative is part of the UN Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats, led by UNOCT, CTED, UNICRI, UNAOC, and INTERPOL. Tweeted here.
Harnessing Responsible AI to Enhance Productivity, Innovation and Growth Across All Sectors | UN ECOSOC at the UNHQ, New York 2025
In his tenure as the Chair of UN Commission on Science and Technology For Development (UN CSTD), H.E. Ambassador Kah delivered a high-level briefing at the UN ECOSOC on "Harnessing Data, Science, Technology and Innovation to Advance Digital Progress" and on "Advancing Sustainable, Inclusive, Science- and Evidence-based Solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs" at the UNHQ in New York. He discussed the role of Responsible AI to enhance productivity, innovation and growth across all sectors. Watch here and here.
AI and Education for Skill Development and Career Readiness | College Guide Africa, Nigeria 2025
Nusrat Farooq spoke at this youth focused event that aims to equip African youth, educators, and policymakers with insights on how AI is reshaping education and the job market. Studies show that Africa's youth population is expected to double by 2050, making it a global center for workforce potential. With AI poised to disrupt traditional industries and create new ones, preparing young Africans for this future is both a challenge and an opportunity. Read here.
Placing AI at the Forefront | Atlantic Dialogues 2024
Nusrat Farooq spotlighted Artificial Intelligence at the Atlantic Dialogues 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. In a dynamic townhall moderated by Nik Gowing, former BBC journalist and debate moderator, she engaged with global leaders—including former prime ministers, ambassadors, generals, think tank executives, and journalists—highlighting AI's pivotal role in shaping global policy and security.
Global South Challenges and AI's Role in Security | Atlantic Dialogues 2024
At the 13th Atlantic Dialogues, Nusrat Farooq joined Richard Lui of MSNBC to discuss key challenges for the Global South, AI's transformative role in security, and what’s at stake. The conversation followed insights from global leaders, including Mats Karlsson (World Bank Group), Jaibal Naduvath (ORF America), John Sawers (Newbridge Advisory), Seth Stodder (U.S. Homeland Security), and Miguel Ángel Toma (Argentina).
AI and Information Integrity | Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders 2024
Nusrat Farooq presented an in-person workshop titled "Artificial Intelligence and Information Integrity: Challenges and Policy Solutions" at the Atlantic Dialogues 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. The session engaged 40 emerging leaders from 30+ countries, focusing on the role of AI in disinformation, influence operations, and their impact on democratic processes. Participants explored policy solutions to address challenges in the evolving digital information ecosystem.
How to Fix Democracy | Bertelsmann Foundation
In this episode of How to Fix Democracy, Derek Leebaert provides a revisionist account of President Franklin Roosevelt and four members of his Cabinet. According to Dr. Leebaert, the 1920s were beset by economic distress and labor unrest that culminated in the Great Depression. Supported by Frances Perkins, Harold Ickes, Henry Wallace and Harry Hopkins, the Roosevelt presidency provided new solutions to much of America’s endemic vulnerability, inequality, and instability. Dr. Leebaert describes the President as a deeply complex leader—a man of steely ambitions —who worked with the four Cabinet officials to escape the Depression and prepare the United States for world leadership. Watch here.
A Conversation With Derek Leebaert | American Heritage Magazine
In his cover story for American Heritage, Derek Leebaert examines this "other side" of Franklin D. Roosevelt, revealing a character far more complex than popularly understood. With his fireside chats and historic New Deal legislation, Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared as a gregarious, almost paternal figure throughout his presidency. But according to his closest aides, the Democrat could also be devious and even cruel. Watch here.
Grand Improvisation America Confronts the British Superpower 1945-1957 | New America
In his book, Grand Improvisation, Derek Leebaert tells an unknown story of the rise and decline of superpowers, and he shows what this drama continues to mean for U.S. involvements in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Right after WWII, the Americans ran smack into an Anglo-Saxon colossus that had no intention of leaving the world stage. As the heart of an a historic and militarily adroit empire covering a quarter of the world’s land surface, Britain wouldn’t accept being a “junior partner” to anyone. The United States, in turn, didn’t suddenly drop its long-held insularity to transform itself into a world political-military force. Only in 1957 did it offer a “declaration of independence” from British authority. Watch here.