Ainikki Riikonen
Research Assistant, Technology and National Security Program
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Ainikki Riikonen is a Research Assistant 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 holds a degree in international relations from the University of St Andrews and is a master’s candidate in security studies at Georgetown University.
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Defense Technology Strategy
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By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen
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Common Code
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By Martijn Rasser, Rebecca Arcesati, Shin Oya, Ainikki Riikonen & Monika Bochert
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Virtual Report Launch: Common Code: An Alliance Framework for Democratic Technology Policy
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By Martijn Rasser, Ainikki Riikonen, Shin Oya, Rebecca Arcesati & Kylie Atwood
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TikTok ‘not a great look’ for lawmakers, security experts say
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Commerce has questions to answer on data access and national security
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