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Commentary
When Elephants Fight in Outer Space
January 12, 2022 | Zhanna Malekos Smith Failing to observe norms of behavior for outer space activities and debris mitigation weakens the prosperity and security of space for future generations.

Critical Questions
A Nuclear-Powered Space Oddity
February 10, 2021 | Zhanna Malekos Smith To advance the United States’ strategic leadership in space, the Biden administration should ensure U.S. space exploration goals are pursued in tandem with the safe use of advanced nuclear power systems.

Critical Questions
Is the Space Force’s New Operations Planning Guide Aiming for the Right Priorities?
November 20, 2020 | Zhanna Malekos Smith What is orbital warfare? CSIS’s Zhanna Malekos Smith explores the Space Force’s five new priorities for space operations.

Blog Post
Notes from a CSIS Virtual Event: Innovation in the Intelligence Community
October 20, 2020
From Strategic Technologies Blog

On October 15, CSIS hosted a webinar with Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) on the findings of the latest 


Blog Post
Iran’s Space Program and the Wall Between “Peaceful Purposes”
October 1, 2020 | Zhanna Malekos Smith
From Strategic Technologies Blog

Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran wrote “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” A similar barrier exists between using space for “peaceful purposes.”

Commentary
Can Artificial Intelligence Compensate for Strategic Shortcomings?
January 29, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis In his latest commentary, CSIS’s James Lewis discusses how new technologies like artificial intelligence would require significant investment and change before they can provide strategic military advantage.

Report
Trust Your Eyes? Deepfakes Policy Brief
October 23, 2019 | James Andrew Lewis Advances in artificial intelligence are making it possible to create fake video and audio that is nearly indistinguishable from reality. CSIS’s James Lewis and Arthur Nelson explain the implications of deepfakes technology, and how the United States can respond to its risks.

Commentary
Emerging Technologies and Next Generation Arms Control
October 21, 2019 | James Andrew Lewis There is a military technology race, but until recently, the United States was not racing. After years of underinvestment and misspending, the United States can no longer assume an unassailable lead in technology.

Commentary
End the Uncertainty about Cybersecurity at State
October 16, 2019 | James Andrew Lewis Congress could do something good for national security by establishing a new bureau in the State Department responsible for cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Continued delay or continued confusion would be a mistake and a setback.

Commentary
Iran and Cyber Power
June 25, 2019 | James Andrew Lewis What are the chances of Iran launching a cyberattack on the United States and how bad could it be? It’s not zero, but it’s also not certain, as both countries play a risky game of chicken in the Gulf.

Commentary
Evaluating a “Cybersecurity Moonshot”
June 26, 2018 | James Andrew Lewis A cyber moonshot could increase its chances of success if it could identify technologies that would provide wide-ranging improvements for cybersecurity.

Commentary
Drone Strikes: Complicated but Necessary
July 5, 2016 | James Andrew Lewis The recent release of data on U.S. drone strikes has led to well-intentioned but misinformed criticism of the use of drones. In part, this is because we are the captives of our own rhetoric. When we call our opponents terrorists, this obscures their true intent. Our opponents...

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