Ainikki Riikonen
Research Associate, Technology and National Security Program
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Ainikki Riikonen is a 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.
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Special Event | The Future of the Digital Order
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By Richard Fontaine, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Laura G. Brent, Lisa Curtis, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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Securing the Global Digital Economy Beyond the China Challenge
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By Ainikki Riikonen
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After Decades of Surveillance, Muslims Struggle with How Much to Share Online
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By Ainikki Riikonen
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Edge Networks, Core Policy
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By Martijn Rasser, Ainikki Riikonen & Henry Wu
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TikTok a Year After Trump’s Ban: No Change, but New Threats
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By Ainikki Riikonen
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