
Hannah Kelley
Research Associate, Technology and National Security Program
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Hannah Kelley is a Research Associate with the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. Her work focuses on U.S. national technology strategy and international cooperation on responsible technology use.
Before joining CNAS, Kelley interned with the International Rescue Committee (IRC Atlanta), providing direct client services to refugee and asylee families, as well as with the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Commercial Service (Atlanta), supporting southeastern export compliance and conducting market research. She then interned with the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, attending Security Council meetings and developing reports for the Vatican’s central offices in Rome. While there, Kelley covered the Mission’s Security Council portfolio including sessions on nuclear nonproliferation, information and communications technologies in U.N. peacekeeping missions, and country-specific developments in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Yemen.
Kelley has published articles in Foreign Affairs, The Diplomat, and the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, and her commentary has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Hill, The Straits Times, National Journal, National Defense, and The Ruck.
Kelley holds both a master of international policy and a bachelor of arts in international affairs from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs.
Recent Publications & News
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CNAS Responds: 2023 G20 New Delhi Summit
By Lisa Curtis, Jacob Stokes, Nicholas Lokker, Hannah Kelley & Sam Howell
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CNAS Responds: The Spirit of Camp David: Joint Statement of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, Dr. Duyeon Kim, Jacob Stokes, Joshua Fitt, Hannah Kelley, Sam Howell & Rebecca Wittner
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CNAS Responds: Outbound Investment Executive Order
By Emily Kilcrease, J Travis Mosier, Thomas Krueger, John Hughes, Jacob Stokes, Tim Fist, Hannah Kelley & Sam Howell
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Bill Drexel and Hannah Kelley on Chinese AI
By Bill Drexel & Hannah Kelley
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Dual-Use Technology and U.S. Export Controls
By Hannah Kelley
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