→ Cole shares insights from CSET report and talks about China's MCF strategy, the AI race with the US and the pathways forward on AI governance.

Relevant Link(s):

• China’s AI Arsenal (Foreign Affairs) - The PLA’s Tech Strategy Is Working Sam Bresnick, Emelia S. Probasco, and Cole McFaul
• CSET Report: Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion - How the PLA Mobilizes Civilian AI for Strategic Advantage Cole McFaul, Sam Bresnick, and Daniel Chou September 2025

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About Guest: Cole McFaul is a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he mainly focuses on emerging technology competition in the Asia-Pacific and China’s science and technology ecosystem. Prior to joining CSET, Cole researched the political economy of China’s international engagement strategies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. Cole holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University.

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→ Naomi shares her thoughts on how AI is in a nexus of advancing for peace in the region while threatening the security, safety and sustainability of conflict-affected countries in Africa.

Relevant Link(s):

• AI for Peace Africa | AI Summit 2026
• AI for Peace Africa - A leading pan-African organization advancing responsible artificial intelligence for sustainable peace, governance, and human security across the continent.

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About Guest: Naomi M. Kilungu is a pluriversalist thinker, researcher, artist and art illustrator, and consultant who works on concepts of localization and decolonization, with interests in AI for peace in African contexts, security architectures in Africa, child protection in war zones, and conflict economics. She is the Founder of AI for Peace Africa and the Safer Communities Alliance, initiatives that promote ethical, community-centered, and technology-driven approaches to peacebuilding, youth engagement through AI, Art, and responsible AI adoption across African societies.

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→ Philippe Stoll, Senior Techplomacy Delegate at the International Committee of the Red Cross, shares his views on the risk-consequence dilemma when it comes to the use of cyber space and autonomous weapons systems in war and armed conflict. Philippe Stoll has 20+ years of experience in the humanitarian sector and shares his insights in the intersection of technology and international diplomacy.

Relevant Link(s) and References:

• ICRC - Digital dilemmas - Learn more about the impact of digital technologies on civilians in conflict.

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→ Francesca Bosco, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer at the CyberPeace Institute shares insights from experience documenting cyber attacks and examining digital battlefields, as well as new pathways of digital resilience to cyber warfare and war threats to digital infrastructures.

Useful Links from Episode 1 :

• CyberPeace Academy
• Common Good Cyber
• CyberPeace Builders

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Useful Link from Trailer :

• AI Red Lines - Reference: Global Call for AI Red Lines

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