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Chinese technology is advancing, but it’s a long way from global domination
Podcast
Elsa Kania discusses how Chinese technology firms are beginning to lead the way in certain social media areas, but they’re also coming up against cultural and manufacturing li...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Biden Administration Should Review and Rebuild the Trump Administration’s China Initiative From the Ground Up
Commentary
The incoming Biden administration should reform and rebuild the China Initiative from the ground up to better reflect the highest values of the American justice system....
By Elsa B. Kania & Joe McReynolds
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Understanding China’s Military-Civil Fusion strategy
Video
Elsa Kania discusses myths she has seen about China’s Military-Civil Fusion strategy and the actual scope of MCF in China....
By Elsa B. Kania
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 86: Insurrection, social media, and the future of tech policy
Podcast
Elsa Kania is interviewed to better understand those hundreds of Americans who stormed the Capitol, and look into what “national security” means when an insurrection can be st...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Sharper Approach to China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy Begins by Dispelling Myths
Commentary
First, MCF is not an invention of Xi Jinping....
By Elsa B. Kania & Lorand Laskai
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Brian Ross Investigates: The China Initiative: MIT Professor Charged With Hiding China Ties
Video
Brian Ross interviews Elsa Kania about the ten American academics arrested by the FBI for taking secret payments from China....
By Elsa B. Kania
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Regulate Social-Media Companies
Commentary
It is time, at long last, to regulate....
By Divya Ramjee & Elsa B. Kania
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The United States Can’t Stay a Great Power Without Beating Threats at Home
Commentary
The United States, once regarded as the global champion of democracy, has grossly failed to achieve a peaceful transfer of power....
By Elsa B. Kania
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Transcript from Open Future: The Way Forward on 5G
Transcript
On 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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The Lawfare Podcast: The State of the U.S.-China Relationship
Podcast
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Elsa B. Kania joins Tarun Chhabra of the Brookings Institution and Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Rob Williams, executive d...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Resilience of Sino-Russian High-Tech Cooperation
Commentary
While Russia and China are signing joint agreements to develop high-tech research centers and initiatives, the outlook is more complex beneath the surface....
By Samuel Bendett & Elsa B. Kania
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The United States Can’t Afford to Turn Away Chinese Talent
Commentary
Intellectual property theft is a real concern, and China has been the world’s foremost infringer. But a blanket exclusion of Chinese students from U.S. academic and scien...
By Elsa B. Kania & Lindsay Gorman
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Trump’s Latest Decision on Immigration Is Bad for America
Commentary
As the pandemic continues, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to impose new and potentially sweeping restrictions on immigration. Back in April, Tr...
By Elsa B. Kania & Megan Lamberth
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Trump Wants Answers on the Pandemic’s Origins. Politicizing Intelligence Won’t Help.
Commentary
Where did the coronavirus come from? The Trump administration says it wants answers to this question—but conflicting statements from U.S. leaders are further undercutting the ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: The (Almost) COVID-19-Free Episode
Podcast
If your podcast feed has suddenly become a steady diet of more or less the same COVID-19 stories, here’s a chance to listen to cyber experts talk about what they know about – ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Have Its Own Huawei?
Commentary
The Trump administration has tried one tactic after another to confront the rise of Huawei, the Chinese company that has been fighting to establish a dominant position in 5G. ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Great Powers Must Talk to Each Other About AI
Commentary
Imagine an underwater drone armed with nuclear warheads and capable of operating autonomously. Now imagine that drone has lost its way and wandered into another state’s territ...
By Elsa B. Kania & Dr. Andrew Imbrie
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Transcript from CNAS Report Launch Event: "Securing Our 5G Future"
Transcript
On November 7, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program hosted a launch event for the Securing Our 5G Future report. We are pleased to share the transcript of this ev...
By Martijn Rasser, Elsa B. Kania & Rob Strayer
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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
