Articles & Multimedia
Showing 1-12 of 12 Publications
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
Cuba Needs a Free InternetThe online tug of war between dictator and dissident is nothing new. But the nature of that war is changing, and tomorrow’s digital battles will feature greater decentralizati...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
Democracy’s Digital DefensesIn early 2021, the audio-only social media app Clubhouse allowed users in mainland China to enter chat rooms and talk freely to the world—including American journalists and pe...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
Beyond TikTok: Preparing for Future Digital ThreatsBy the end of September, the American social media landscape will undergo a profound transformation, and we cannot yet map this new terrain. President Donald Trump’s executive...
By Kara Frederick, Chris Estep & Megan Lamberth
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
The Rise of Municipal RansomwareLast 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
-
Technology & National Security
San Francisco lawmakers ban facial recognition technologyDoes this ban protect privacy or put public safety at risk? Technology and National Security associate fellow Kara Frederick debates former NYPD officer Darrin Porcher. View t...
By Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
Breaking down Facebook's attempt to silence hate speechKara Frederick appears on Fox and Friends to discuss the latest developments surrounding Facebook's efforts at content policing. View the full conversation on Fox News:...
By Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
The 5G Future Is Not Just About HuaweiThis week, representatives from the United States and more than 30 European Union and NATO countries met in Prague to hash out security principles for 5G—fifth-generation wire...
By Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
Kara Frederick on Fox & Friends: What happens when next generation tech falls into the wrong hands?Kara Frederick, associate fellow in the CNAS Technology and National Security program, joins Fox News' Fox & Friends to discuss her Wall Street Journal essay, "The Authori...
By Kara Frederick
-
Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Autocrat’s New Tool KitChinese authorities are now using the tools of big data to detect departures from “normal” behavior among Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region—and then to identify each su...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
-
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
-
Commentary
Technology & National Security
How to Defend Against Foreign Influence Campaigns: Lessons from Counter-TerrorismTwo weeks ago, a grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted seven Russian intelligence officers for state-sponsored hacking and influence operations. Both U.S. Attorney General Jeff ...
By Kara Frederick
-
Technology & National Security
How network tools can improve base securityIn 2011, the simple exploitation of an existing data set could have prevented a near disaster in northern Afghanistan. Then, an entire operations center watched as the feed fr...
By Kara Frederick
