Ainikki Riikonen
Research Assistant, Technology and National Security Program
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Ainikki Riikonen is a Research Assistant for the Technology & National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
Before joining CNAS, Ainikki worked at the Department of Defense’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies where she supported security cooperation programs for participants from North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia on regional security issues. Her previous internship experience includes researching nuclear and radiological programs for the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START).
Ainikki holds an M.A. (Hons.) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.
Recent Publications & News
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What’s the best way for the Pentagon to invest in artificial intelligence?
In The News
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Hong Kong Protests Escalate Amid Crackdown
Press Note
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee, Chris Dougherty, Elsa B. Kania, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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Mark Esper's Confirmation Hearing: CNAS Experts Pose Key Questions for the Nominee
Press Note
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Lightning Talks and Roundtables
Video
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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How Congress can help ensure US leadership in artificial intelligence
Commentary
By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen
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