Project on Trade and Technology
The Project on Trade and Technology conducts original research on export controls, investment screening, economic statecraft, and technology alliances
Definitions of national security and economic security are increasingly concentric, resulting in profound changes to how the United States engages with the world. In tandem, issues like technology competition and export controls are playing an increasingly prominent role in foreign affairs, moving to the forefront of geopolitics. The Project on Trade and Technology researches these shifts and crafts policy roadmaps to enable the United States and its allies to capitalize on these seismic changes. Specific topics include:
- Export Controls, Outbound Investment Screening, and other Trade Tools
- Multilateral export control regimes
- The Geopolitics of Trade and Technology
- Allied Economic Engagement
- Technology Alliances and Great Power Competition
- Semiconductor Supply Chains
- Emerging and Disruptive Technologies such as AI, Quantum Technology, and Biotechnology
As the world shifts towards an increasingly multipolar reality, crafting the right policies can better position the United States to capitalize on these changes, enhancing its national and economic security, while future-proofing its technology alliances.
Contact Information
- Catharine Mouradian
- Program Manager and Research Associate, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business
- Cmouradian@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Recent Reports

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Toward a U.S. Economic Security Strategy
Report by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — July 9, 2024

Mapping the Chip Smuggling Pipeline and Improving Export Control Compliance
Report by Barath Harithas — April 9, 2024

Transatlantic Trade and Climate: A Strategic Roadmap for 2024
Report by Emily Benson — January 31, 2024

Transatlantic Trade and Climate: Evaluating Differences and Commonalities in Mutual Approaches
Report by Emily Benson — December 18, 2023
Recent Analysis

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Where the Chips Fall: U.S. Export Controls Under the Biden Administration from 2022 to 2024
Commentary by Barath Harithas and Andreas Schumacher — December 12, 2024

From Reaction to Strategy: A New Framework for U.S. Export Control Enforcement
Commentary by Barath Harithas — October 29, 2024

Anatomy of a Technology Blockade: Unpacking the Outbound Investment Order
Commentary by Barath Harithas — July 15, 2024

NATO and Economic Security: A Political Oxymoron or Inevitability?
Commentary by Emily Benson and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — May 15, 2024

Evaluating Chip Overcapacity and the Transatlantic Trade Tool Kit
Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — April 5, 2024
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Where the Chips Fall: U.S. Export Controls Under the Biden Administration from 2022 to 2024
Commentary by Barath Harithas and Andreas Schumacher — December 12, 2024
From Reaction to Strategy: A New Framework for U.S. Export Control Enforcement
Commentary by Barath Harithas — October 29, 2024
Anatomy of a Technology Blockade: Unpacking the Outbound Investment Order
Commentary by Barath Harithas — July 15, 2024
Toward a U.S. Economic Security Strategy
Report by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — July 9, 2024
NATO and Economic Security: A Political Oxymoron or Inevitability?
Commentary by Emily Benson and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — May 15, 2024
Mapping the Chip Smuggling Pipeline and Improving Export Control Compliance
Report by Barath Harithas — April 9, 2024
Evaluating Chip Overcapacity and the Transatlantic Trade Tool Kit
Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — April 5, 2024
Navigating Tides: The European Union’s Expanding Role in the Indo-Pacific
Critical Questions by Gloria Sicilia and Emily Benson — March 5, 2024
The Executive Action on Sensitive Bulk and Government-Related Data Sales to Adversary Nations
Commentary by Emily Benson, Samm Sacks, and Peter Swire — February 29, 2024
Previewing the Italian G7 Presidency
Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — February 20, 2024