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Upending the 5G Status Quo with Open Architecture
Commentary
This article is adapted in part from written testimony the author submitted to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Decide, Disrupt, Destroy: Information Systems in Great Power Competition with China
Commentary
The 2018 US National Defense Strategy (NDS) cites Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as “revisionist powers” that “want to shape a world consistent with their aut...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Implementing AI ethics standards at the DoD
Video
Robert Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, discusses the need for ethical AI standards in government, and why it’s important that AI usage reflects our values.Watch the ...
By Robert O. Work
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Preparing the Military for a Role on an Artificial Intelligence Battlefield
Commentary
The Defense Innovation Board—an advisory committee of tech executives, scholars, and technologists—has unveiled its list of ethical principles for artificial intelligence (AI)...
By Megan Lamberth
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Kara Frederick Discusses Data Privacy on Fox & Friends
Video
Kara Frederick joins Fox & Friends First to discuss the role of data privacy protections for American patients. Listen to the full conversation and more on Fox News....
By Kara Frederick
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Artificial Intel: Time Is Not On America’s Side
Commentary
The United States reached a crucial milestone on its road to crafting a true national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) this week. On Monday, the National Security Com...
By Martijn Rasser
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How Corporations and Big Tech Leave Our Data Exposed to Criminals, China, and Other Bad Actors
Congressional Testimony
I. Key Observations and Assessments1 Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Whitehouse, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a topic of...
By Kara Frederick
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US launches national security review of TikTok over data collection and censorship concerns
Video
Kara Frederick previews her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Chinese-owned TikTok app. Listen to the full conversation and more on Fox News....
By Kara Frederick
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ISIS turns to teen-friendly social media sites to spread propaganda
Video
CNAS Fellow Kara Frederick joins Fox & Friends First to discuss the content moderation and counterterrorism challenges associated with the use of social media app TikTok f...
By Kara Frederick
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Why Huawei Isn’t So Scary
Commentary
5G may have become a buzzword, but the notion that countries must rush to be first to deploy it is mistaken and reckless—and increases the odds of security breaches. There’s n...
By Elsa B. Kania & Lindsey R. Sheppard
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China’s Military Biotech Frontier: CRISPR, Military-Civil Fusion, and the New Revolution in Military Affairs
Commentary
China’s national strategy of military-civil fusion (军民融合, junmin ronghe) has highlighted biology as a priority. It is hardly surprising that the People’s Republic of China (PR...
By Elsa B. Kania & Wilson VornDick
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ChinaEconTalk, Live from Washington, D.C.
Podcast
ChinaEconTalk is live from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., with Martijn Rasser, a senior fellow in the Technology and National Security Pro...
By Martijn Rasser
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Kara Frederick on the rise of robocalls
Video
Kara Frederick joins America's News Headquarters to talk about how robocalls take advantage of people. View the full conversation on Fox News....
By Kara Frederick
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When your data is held hostage
Podcast
Technology and security expert Kara Frederick explains how and why U.S. local governments and electoral rolls are vulnerable to ransomware and what can be done about it. List...
By Kara Frederick
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The Low Road: Charting China's Digital Expansion
Video
As Beijing tightens control of the Internet within its own borders, what consequences lie ahead for people living under other authoritarian regimes and fragile democracies?...
By Kara Frederick, Daniel Kliman & Ely Ratner
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The Rise of Municipal Ransomware
Commentary
Last month’s coordinated ransomware attacks against 23 cities in Texas reflect a troubling trend for America’s cities: bad actors are addicted to the payoff. In the 30 years s...
By Kara Frederick
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Beyond the Arms Race Narrative: AI & China with Helen Toner & Elsa Kania
Podcast
Discussions of Chinese artificial intelligence frequently center around the trope of a U.S.-China arms race. On this month’s FLI podcast, we’re moving beyond the arms race nar...
By Elsa B. Kania & Helen Toner
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In Military-Civil Fusion, China is Learning Lessons from the United States and Starting to Innovate
Commentary
China’s national strategy of “military-civil fusion” (军民融合) is provoking some anxiety in Washington.1 There are concerns the United States could be challenged, or even outrigh...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Counterterrorism Lessons for the Digital Disinformation Fight
Video
Key lessons in countering cyber operations may be found in counterterrorism operations. Kara Frederick, associate fellow at the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, ...
By Kara Frederick
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Weaponizing Biotech: How China’s Military Is Preparing for a ‘New Domain of Warfare’
Commentary
Under Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy, the PLA is sponsoring research on gene editing, human performance enhancement, and more. We may be on the verge of a brave new...
By Elsa B. Kania & Wilson VornDick
