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Navin Girishankar: Economic Security and Technology at CSIS

Navin Girishankar, president of CSIS’s new Economic Security and Technology Department, joins the podcast to discuss his experience working at the Department of Commerce, Bridgewater Associates, and the World Bank, as well as CSIS’s renewed focus on economic statecraft and technology to address 21st-century security threats.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Navin Girishankar — September 9, 2024

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Genomes: The Era of Purposeful Manipulation Begins

The purposeful manipulation of genomes holds great economic promise and has broad strategic implications. If the United States wants to ensure leadership in this sector, the DOD needs to make structural reforms in its approach to emerging technologies.

Report by Carol Kuntz — July 8, 2022

Musk versus Mackinder

Invention and emerging technologies are essential for shaping geopolitical power. This piece explores the United States’ opportunity to take advantage of its intrinsic power and maintain influence in the international arena.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — June 14, 2022

Strengthening a Transnational Semiconductor Industry

Semiconductors are a key component of national power. U.S. policy should seek to increase reliability and trust in supply, reinforce all elements of chip-making capacity, and reduce China’s role in the supply chain.

Report by James Andrew Lewis — June 2, 2022

Boats Against the Current: Regulating Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent transportation systems will dramatically re-shape cities and towns across the United States, carrying the potential to lower carbon emissions, prevent thousands of traffic fatalities, and increase mobility for all. In this post, we look closer at a few policy proposals to improve regulation around this nascent set of technologies.

Blog Post — May 12, 2022

Strategic Competition in the Financial Gray Zone

Strategic competitors are seeking to shape the geostrategic environment in their favor, including by waging economic warfare and utilizing tools like illicit finance and strategic corruption. Washington should develop stronger policy tools to counter this emerging threat.

Report by James Andrew Lewis, Eugenia Lostri, Donatienne Ruy, and Heather A. Conley — April 25, 2022

Technology and the Shifting Balance of Power

The relationship between technology and power is not static. Research and innovation are now international rather than national, and national power sits uneasily on top of these integrative trends. This commentary explores how innovation impacts the balance of power among nations.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — April 19, 2022