U.S. national defense and security strategists consider leadership in development of new technologies critical to the nation’s safety and stability. Nadya Bliss, the executive director of ASU’s Global Security Initiative and a professor of practice in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, a part of the Fulton Schools, talks about the role of emerging technologies in geopolitical competition and how universities can support the country’s defense by providing diverse groups of students an education in STEM subjects, enabling them to contribute to building U.S. technological strength. As the largest engineering school by enrollment in the country, Bliss says the Fulton Schools is poised to help achieve that goal.