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AI Strategies and Autonomous Vehicles Development
April 19, 2021 | James Andrew Lewis, Eugenia Lostri As development and deployment of autonomous vehicles advances, AI strategies and specific regulatory frameworks have the potential to change the industry landscape.

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Linking National Security and Innovation: Part 1
April 7, 2021 | James Andrew Lewis How the United States creates new technology has changed dramatically. Government is now the "tail" on the innovation "dog" and much adapt to this new environment to better link national security and innovation.

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Toward a More Coercive Cyber Strategy
March 10, 2021 | James Andrew Lewis Cyber conflict is messy, covert, and often ambiguous. Better cybersecurity requires persistence and boldness. Cyber Command has built the tools. As a nation, we now need to decide how best to use them in defense of ourselves and our allies.

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Accelerating 5G in the United States
March 1, 2021 This 5G strategy offers a comprehensive approach to network technologies, building on the strength of the United States to innovate and invest while designing government policies to support and complement those strengths.

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Questions about Facial Recognition
February 3, 2021 | James Andrew Lewis, William Crumpler To help improve public understanding of facial recognition, we have reviewed the most salient concerns raised about the technology to determine their accuracy and their implications for policymaking.

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Managing Climate Change Information in the Next Administration
December 17, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis, Sarah Ladislaw Governments, industry, and civil society require increased access to climate data and analysis to inform critical decisions. This report identifies and recommends federal action in the collection, management, and analysis of climate data to guide the next administration.

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The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime
December 9, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis, Zhanna Malekos Smith , Eugenia Lostri As the global losses from cybercrime approach $1 trillion, this report focuses on those costs that organizations may be less aware of, such as opportunity costs, down time, and damaged staff morale.

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Video Conferencing Technology and Risk
December 3, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis The response to Covid-19 created a major new market for video conferencing technologies, but this led to concerns over privacy and cybersecurity. This white paper evaluates the cyber risks of the use of VCTs.

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Sovereignty and the Evolution of Internet Ideology
October 30, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis The “Balkanisation” of the internet phenomena shows states reclaiming their role as sovereigns in cyberspace and requires balancing disparate interests with global connectivity.

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Chinese Technology Acquisitions in the Nordic Region
September 24, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, James Andrew Lewis A new CSIS study analyzes the patterns of Chinese investment in three Nordic countries—Sweden, Denmark, and Finland—and identifies concerns about Chinese investments providing access to technology, infrastructure, and markets.

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Burnt by the Digital Sun
August 12, 2020 | Zhanna Malekos Smith Although there is no single solution for mitigating the adverse effects of hostile information campaigns, this CSIS report draws inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci who declared “There is nothing hidden under the sun."

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The Collection Edge: Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Intelligence Collection
July 13, 2020 Amidst evolving threat environments and changing national security priorities, U.S. and allied intelligence collection organizations can leverage emerging technologies to improve how intelligence is gathered, processed, and exploited for operations.

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