Security and Surveillance

CSIS has launched the Project on Surveillance and Civil Liberties in response to the revelations of wide-spread domestic and foreign surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies. In the context of the on-going debate by both policy-makers and in the public about how best to strike the balance between national security and civil liberties, this project seeks to provide analysis, and recommendations to preserve important intelligence capabilities while requiring greater transparency, oversight, and the protection of citizen’s rights.

Commentary

• Underestimating Risk in the Surveillance Debate
  • Executive Summary
• "Balancing Security and Civil Liberties: Priciples for Rebuilding Trust in Intelligence Activities"
• Op-ed: "Idols of the Tribe"
• Keynote Address - German Missions in the United States: Transatlantic Cyber Dialogue
• Keynote Address - École Militaire: What do the Snowden Leaks Mean for Cyberspace and Governance?

Statement of Principles

• Balancing Security and Civil Liberties: Principles for Rebuilding Trust in Intelligence Activities

Related CSIS Events

• CSIS Schieffer Series: A Discussion of Data Surveillance, PRISM, Snowden and the NSA
• The Safe Harbor: Data Protection or Protectionism?
• Restoring Trust: The Impact of the NSA Revelations on U.S.-German Relation

Essential Documents

• On Privacy and Surveillance
• Speeches and Reports
• Major Legislative Reform Proposals
• Congressional Hearings on Surveillance and Civil Liberties
• Legal Opinions