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Defense / Technology & National Security
Securing the Global Digital Economy Beyond the China ChallengeA revised route to digital modernization, premised on open participation, can not only offset the local costs of China’s cyber and influence power, but pave the way for an equ...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Technology & National Security
Rethinking Research SecurityResearch security under the China Initiative may damage America’s ability to innovate and continue defining the cutting edge of technological research in the long term....
By Ainikki Riikonen & Emily Weinstein
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Defense TechThe prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the growing centrality of information warfare, and threats to traditional command and control are redefining combat in ...
By Jennie Matuschak, Ainikki Riikonen & Anna Pederson
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How Beijing Sees Korea
Ainikki Riikonen co-hosts an episode of ChinaTalk for a discussion of the Korean Peninsula as viewed by Beijing. Listen to the full interview from ChinaTalk....
By Ainikki Riikonen & Jordan Schneider
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Technology & National Security
National Technology Strategy concept sparks bipartisan interestGovernment Matters spoke to Ainikki Riikonen about the need for a national technology strategy coordinate technology and innovation. Watch the full video from Government Matt...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: National Security's Next GenerationThe need to amplify new and diverse voices in national security policymaking has never been clearer....
By Chris Estep, Ainikki Riikonen & Cole Stevens
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Technology & National Security
Transcript from Common Code: An Alliance Framework for Democratic Technology PolicyOn October 21, 2020, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a virtual discussion for the new report, "Common Code: An Alliance Framework for Democratic Techn...
By Martijn Rasser, Richard Fontaine, Ainikki Riikonen, Marietje Schaake, Akira Amari, Shin Oya, Rebecca Arcesati & Kylie Atwood
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Technology & National Security
Transcript from Open Future: The Way Forward on 5GOn Thursday, August 27, 2020, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a virtual discussion on regaining momentum in 5G through the use of open interfaces and ...
By Elsa B. Kania, Yuka Koshino, Schuyler Moore, Martijn Rasser & Ainikki Riikonen
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Technology & National Security
Is Seeing Still Believing? Synthetic Media and Illiberal Uses of TechnologyAt this exercise on June 15, 2020, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) challenged the audience to spot the difference between real and synthetic media (digital forge...
By Kara Frederick, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Sara Fischer, Dr. Aynne Kokas, Danika Laszuk & Maya Wang
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Technology & National Security
Will New American CEO Change TikTok's Image in US?Kevin Mayer, a former executive at Disney, recently started his new role as TikTok’s new CEO. He must prove to American lawmakers, regulators and consumers that they can trust...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Technology & National Security
The Defense Department Needs a Real Technology StrategyDefense Department leaders agree the U.S. military must reinvigorate its technological edge. They just can’t agree on which technologies matter. Nor do they appear to be layin...
By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen
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Technology & National Security
Transcript from U.S. AI Strategy Event: “The American AI Century: A Blueprint for Action”On January 10, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a major U.S. AI strategy event. We are pleased to share the transcript of the presentations and panel d...
By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Martijn Rasser, Megan Lamberth, Ainikki Riikonen, Dr. Lynne Parker & Olivia Zetter
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Technology & National Security
Decide, Disrupt, Destroy: Information Systems in Great Power Competition with ChinaThe 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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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
National Security Lightning Talks and RoundtablesCNAS experts pitch their solutions to top national security challenges....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, David Zikusoka, Cristina Killingsworth, Neil Bhatiya, Kristine Lee, Nicole Alexander, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth & Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
How Congress can help ensure US leadership in artificial intelligenceThe age of artificial intelligence is upon us. AI is no longer a future technology but a present one. The AI revolution is highly global, with nations such as China playing a ...
By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen