Abigail Edwards

Nov 1, 2024 | csis.org | Di Cooke |Abigail Edwards |Alexis Day |Devi Nair

The IssueIn recent years, threat actors have increasingly used synthetic media—digital content produced or manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI)—to enhance their deceptive activities, harming individuals and organizations worldwide with growing frequency. In addition, the weaponization of synthetic media has also begun to undermine people’s trust in information integrity more widely, posing concerning implications for the stability and resilience of the U.S.’s information environment.

Oct 13, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Abigail Edwards |Barbara M. Masser

Despite global trends showing a decrease in young1, 2 and first-time3 blood donors, there remains an absence of recruitment strategies targeted at young donors. Gamification (using game elements to enhance a provided service4) is associated with stronger purchasing intentions in young populations.5 Applying gaming elements to blood donation may thus provide a novel means of engaging young donors.

Aug 23, 2023 | features.csis.org | Abigail Edwards |Erol Yayboke

Online Opportunities & Threatsfor Displaced Ukrainians When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it sparked the and quickest mass displacement of people since the Second World War. Ukrainians often left their homes with only the clothes on their backs and a small bag—an all-too-common experience in a world experiencing record high levels of forced displacement.

Jul 19, 2023 | csis.org | Abigail Edwards |John C. Christianson

Youth in Cabo Delgado—the northernmost region of Mozambique—form a majority of both the region’s population and of the extremist groups that have plagued it with violence. Ongoing conflict in the region began with the civil war that followed Mozambique’s independence in 1975.