• Globalization
• Export Controls
• Spectrum Management and RFID

Globalization

Export Controls

Recent Articles
   
    Multilateral Arms Transfer Restraint: The Limits of Cooperation
    Arms Control Today, November 2005
    by James A. Lewis
   
    Commercial Aircraft Sales Should Not Require an Arms Export License
    by James A. Lewis, January 1, 2004

This report examines the relationship between information technology and national security:
Computer Exports and National Security in a Global Era
by James A. Lewis, June 2001

•  Proliferation and Cooperation
•  Multilateral Cooperation on Export Controls
•  Computer Technology and National Security
•  Conclusion

    Export Controls that Work in the 21st Century
    by James A. Lewis, April 2001

In addition to these papers, view the U.S. China Commission testimonies by James Lewis.

Spectrum Management and RFID

Allocating spectrum among competing national needs - national security, economic growth, technological progress and public safety - poses a difficult challenge. Technological change and a growing demand for wireless communication services has put the allocation of spectrum in the United States under pressure. International developments also press on U.S. spectrum management, as Europe and Japan move ahead with allocations for 3rd Generation wireless applications and as global demand for spectrum increases.

CSIS held a study of policies and processes for U.S. spectrum allocation in its international and national contexts. The study sought to find ways to balance competing priorities and to improve management of the allocation process. To launch the study, CSIS organized a series of Spectrum Management Roundtables where respected experts from both government and the private sector discussed spectrum allocation and the long-term spectrum management needs and goals for the U.S. government and economy.  At each session, a keynote speaker put forth issues and options. A panel of "stakeholders" followed each presentation and commented on the session topic for discussion by the audience.

RFID: Best Practices and Websites

Much Smoke, No Fire:  The RFID Debate
November 21, 2006

Spectrum Management for the 21st Century
View Executive Summary


The Technology and Public Policy Program has also done work on the emerging use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and its policy implications.