Ainikki Riikonen
Former Research Associate, Technology and National Security Program
Ainikki Riikonen is a former Research Associate for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Her research focuses on emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and information systems in the context of international competition.
Before joining CNAS, Ainikki worked at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies where she supported security cooperation programs focused on regional security issues in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
Her commentary and analysis have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Defense One, Voice of America, C4ISRNET, and Strategic Studies Quarterly. Ainikki has an undergraduate degree in international relations from the University of St Andrews and a master of arts in security studies from Georgetown University.
Recent Publications & News
-
Make Room | Study Session: AI Governance and National Security
Events
By Ainikki Riikonen & Noah Greene
-
Events
Technology & National Security
Special Event | The Future of the Digital OrderBy Richard Fontaine, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Lisa Curtis, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
-
Commentary
Defense / Technology & National Security
Securing the Global Digital Economy Beyond the China ChallengeBy Ainikki Riikonen
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
After Decades of Surveillance, Muslims Struggle with How Much to Share OnlineBy Ainikki Riikonen
-
Reports
Technology & National Security
Edge Networks, Core PolicyBy Martijn Rasser, Ainikki Riikonen & Henry Wu
View All Reports by Ainikki Riikonen View All Articles & Multimedia by Ainikki Riikonen
- More Publications by Ainikki Riikonen
- Reports
- Commentaries
- Podcasts
- Videos
- Transcripts
- Press Relating to Ainikki Riikonen
- In The News
- Press Notes