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To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce
November 23, 2020 | Lindsey R. Sheppard, Angelina Hidalgo The U.S. defense enterprise has an impressive history of science, engineering, and innovation. However, today, it struggles to retain its technical talent.

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The Coming NEV War? Implications of China’s Advances in Electric Vehicles
November 18, 2020 | Scott Kennedy Optimism has returned to China’s new-energy vehicles (NEV) sector. But despite the glitzy new models, incremental progress on several fronts, and initial signs of expanding business abroad, China’s NEV sector still faces substantial roadblocks.

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Post-pandemic Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
November 2, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Owen Murphy The Indo-Pacific region is experiencing significant challenges as a result of the pandemic. This CSIS brief highlights how U.S. leadership can collaborate with the necessary institutions and organizations to competitively assist with economic recovery and development efforts.

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Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism
October 15, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Samuel Brannen Digital authoritarianism transcends boundaries while subverting human rights and democratic principles. This brief presents a strategic approach grounded in fundamental principles and framed around promoting resilience while building affirmative alternatives.

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The Analytic Edge: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Transform Intelligence Analysis
October 9, 2020 The United States must invest in technology transformation to maximize intelligence analysts' ability to evaluate, synthesize, and utilize massive amounts of intel data.

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Cycle Times and Cycles of Acquisition Reform
August 5, 2020 Acquisition reform occurs in cycles. This CSIS brief explores how reform cycles have historically affected acquisition speed (i.e., program cycle times).

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Washington’s China Policy Has Lost Its Wei
July 27, 2020 | Scott Kennedy Rather than crushing Huawei and decoupling from China, the United States should mitigate the risks posed by China’s high-tech drive while still benefitting from a dynamic global economy.

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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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The Intelligence Edge: Opportunities and Challenges from Emerging Technologies for U.S. Intelligence
April 17, 2020 The United States must maintain a competitive advantage in strategic intelligence over its rivals to advance its national security interests. The CSIS Technology and Intelligence Task Force seeks to understand how emerging technologies can advance U.S. intelligence.

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Tech-Politik: Historical Perspectives on Innovation, Technology, and Strategic Competition
December 19, 2019 | Emma Bates What was the “Sputnik moment?” How did the Soviets achieve so much and fail so spectacularly? The CSIS Project on History and Strategy draws lessons from historical moments that shed light on government science and technology policy in the context of strategic rivalry.

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The Air Force Digital Century Series: Beyond the Buzzwords
November 8, 2019 In this new brief, CSIS defense expert Morgan Dwyer discusses the challenges and potential of the Air Force’s new strategy to acquire next generation fighter aircraft.

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Watching Huawei’s “Safe Cities”
November 4, 2019 | Jonathan E. Hillman, Maesea McCalpin Huawei’s “Safe City” surveillance products have fueled concerns that China is exporting authoritarianism. A new dataset provides a global snapshot of Huawei’s “Safe Cities,” questions their benefits, and flags issues for further investigation.

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