Bill Drexel
Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
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Bill Drexel is a Fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. His work focuses on Sino-American competition, artificial intelligence, and technology as an element of American grand strategy. Previously, Drexel worked on humanitarian innovation at the UN (IOM) and on Indo-Pacific affairs at the American Enterprise Institute.
Always seeking on-the-ground exposure, Drexel’s career has ranged from serving as a rescue boat driver during Libya’s migration crisis, to conducting investigative research in the surveillance state of Xinjiang, China, to supporting humanitarian data efforts across wartime Ukraine. Drexel has been the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the Fox Fellowship to Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), the Schwarzman Scholarship (Beijing), and the Research Award in Grand Strategy (Yale).
Drexel’s opinion is regularly sought out by outlets spanning The Economist, TIME, CNN, and SCMP, and his commentary has appeared in publications such as Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. Drexel holds a B.A. from Yale University and master’s degrees from Cambridge and Tsinghua universities.
Recent Publications & News
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After Baltimore bridge collapse, unfounded conspiracy theories include a role for China
By Bill Drexel
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US deems more Chinese tech companies ‘military’ and a national security risk
By Bill Drexel
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US-China military dialogue resumes for first time in over a year as top American officer talks with counterpart
By Bill Drexel
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How China is beating the U.S. at AI
By Hannah Kelley & Bill Drexel
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Behind China’s Plans to Build AI for the World
By Bill Drexel & Hannah Kelley
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