Increasingly, government investment in “emerging technologies” aims to harness dual-use, private-sector innovation to achieve national goals. Dual-use technologies are increasingly critical to national economies, labor forces, and security. For major powers and innovators, governments and their private sectors both contribute to investment in technology development. On November 12, the ACG hosted with Dr. Amy J. Nelson, Research Associate at the Center for International and Security Studies (CISSM), University of Maryland and Dr. Bastian Giegerich, Director, Defense and Military Analysis, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, UK, on the advancements being made within the military.