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Congressional Testimony
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Chinese Military Innovation in Artificial IntelligenceIntroduction Xi Jinping has called upon the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to become a world-class military (世界一流军队) by mid-century.1 Chinese military modernization ha...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
CNAS Tech: Discussing a Long-Awaited Executive Order on 5G SecurityOn May 15, President Trump issued an executive order designed to protect the United States from security vulnerabilities in the global communications technology supply chain. ...
By Paul Scharre, Elsa B. Kania & Megan Lamberth
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Podcast
Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
5G: What It Is and What It Means for the Transatlantic RelationshipCNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Elsa B. Kania joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Rachel Rizzo to discuss 5G technology and its implications for transatlantic security. Elsa B. Kan...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Rachel Rizzo & Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
The 5G Fight Is Bigger Than HuaweiThe latest salvos in the Trump administration’s campaign against Huawei may prove, at best, to be a Pyrrhic victory—or, at worst, directly undermine U.S. interests and objecti...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Great Power Rivalry Is Also a War For TalentChina’s military is working harder to find and keep good people. The U.S. must step up its own efforts....
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Not a “New Era”—Historical Memory and Continuities in U.S.-China RivalryAt first glance, the return to a world of great power rivalry may seem sudden.1 The National Defense Strategy, published in January 2018, highlighted the “reemergence of long-...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Military and Public Service Policy Forum
Commentary
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) held a hearing on potential policies to encourage or require military, national, and public service ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Elsa B. Kania & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Learning Without Fighting: New Developments in PLA Artificial Intelligence War-GamingA lack of recent experience in combat is often characterized as a major liability and potential disadvantage for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in any future confl...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
White House AI Executive Order and DoD AI StrategyThis week, the U.S. government released two major new strategic documents on artificial intelligence. The White House published an executive order by President Trump launching...
By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Gregory C. Allen, Kara Frederick, Michael Horowitz & Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Why China’s Military Wants to Beat the US to a Next-Gen Cell NetworkThe race for 5G — the next-generation cell-network technology that promises high speed, low latency, and high throughput — has emerged as a new frontier of rivalry in U.S.-Chi...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Quantum HegemonyChina is positioning itself as a powerhouse in quantum science, posing a challenge to U.S. national security and innovation leadership. Elsa B. Kania, an Adjunct Fellow at CNA...
By Elsa B. Kania, John Costello & Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Strategic competition beyond confrontation with ChinaThe Trump administration is undertaking a historic reorientation of U.S. policy towards China. The 2018 National Defense Strategy highlighted the “reemergence of long-term, st...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China’s Quantum FutureChina should be a “global leader in innovation” by 2035, President Xi Jinping declared during the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress last October. His remarks re...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
The Lawfare Podcast: Elsa Kania on China’s Quantum QuestIf you ask scientists what is most likely to kick off the next great wave of technological change, a good number will answer “quantum mechanics”—a field whose physics Al...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Quantum Hegemony? China’s Ambitions and the Challenge to U.S. Innovation LeadershipPaul Scharre, Director and Senior Fellow of the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, hosts a discussion with Technology and National Security Adjunct Fellow Elsa ...
By Elsa B. Kania & Paul Scharre
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Technology and Innovation in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic CompetitionChina has taken significant steps to implement national strategies and encourage investment aimed at surpassing the U.S. in high-tech fields like artificial intelligence. In t...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Spooky Action: Sorting Hype from Reality in China’s Quantum-Tech QuestCould the “spooky action” of quantum technologies enable China to develop disruptive military capabilities – and perhaps achieve a strategic advantage? In its quest to offset ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Congressional Testimony
Technology & National Security
China’s Threat to American Government and Private Sector Research and Innovation LeadershipSubmitted Written Testimony...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
2018 Bio Convergence: PLA Human-Machine Integration w/ Ms KaniaCNAS Adjunct Fellow Elsa B. Kania spoke at the 2018 Bio Convergence Conference on PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) efforts to achieve Human-Machine Integration in the battle...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Tsinghua's Approach to Military-Civil Fusion in Artificial IntelligenceWhat does military-civil fusion (军民融合) in AI look like in action? I’ve translated an article by a vice president of Tsinghua University, often characterized as "China's MIT," ...
By Elsa B. Kania
