Publications by Aaranya Alexander

• Policy brief 18 Jul 2025

  Biotechnology: Advancing Germany’s and Europe’s Security

  By Florian Klumpp, Aaranya Alexander, Jakob Hensing
  Propelled by artificial intelligence, advancements in synthetic biology are particularly crucial in lowering barriers to entry and accelerating transformative applications cross healthcare, environment, industry, agriculture, and defense. In this environment, the dual-use nature of emerging biotechnologies, paired with the intensifying race for global tech supremacy, elevates biotechnology to a domain of critical techno-economic and strategic relevance for Europe.…
• Policy brief 07 Jul 2025

  Quantum Technologies: Key Advances and Implications for Security in Germany and Europe

  By Aaranya Alexander, Florian Klumpp, Jakob Hensing
  As the race for global tech supremacy intensifies, the three quantum tech subfields — sensing, communications and computing — are becoming increasingly relevant to national and economic security. Europe should sharpen its strategic focus on the security implications of these technologies.…