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.
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CNAS Responds: Coronavirus Outbreak Tests Every Aspect of U.S. and International Security
Press Note
By Richard Fontaine, Ely Ratner, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Daniel Kliman, Susanna V. Blume, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg, Paul Scharre, Martijn Rasser, Kara Frederick, COL Sarah Albrycht, Kristine Lee, Peter Harrell, John Hughes, Rachel Ziemba, Michael Horowitz, Elsa B. Kania, Will Mackenzie, Ashley Feng, Kaleigh Thomas, Carisa Nietsche, Emma Moore, Joshua Fitt, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth & Ainikki Riikonen
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Rising to the China Challenge
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By Ely Ratner, Daniel Kliman, Susanna V. Blume, Rush Doshi, Chris Dougherty, Richard Fontaine, Peter Harrell, Martijn Rasser, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Eric Sayers, Daleep Singh, Paul Scharre, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya, Ashley Feng, Joshua Fitt, Megan Lamberth, Kristine Lee & Ainikki Riikonen
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Transcript from U.S. AI Strategy Event: “The American AI Century: A Blueprint for Action”
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By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Martijn Rasser, Megan Lamberth, Ainikki Riikonen, Dr. Lynne Parker & Olivia Zetter
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The American AI Century: A Blueprint for Action
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By Martijn Rasser, Megan Lamberth, Ainikki Riikonen, Chelsea Guo, Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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Decide, Disrupt, Destroy: Information Systems in Great Power Competition with China
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By Ainikki Riikonen
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