Strategic Technologies Program

The Strategic Technologies Program (STP) conducts research on the social, economic, and security challenges created by emerging technologies to inform effective policy solutions and best practices

The STP’s research agenda includes cybersecurity, emerging technologies and innovation, frameworks for digital governance, 5G networks and telecommunications, surveillance and privacy, and the role of technology in power and conflict.

The STP brings together technologists, policymakers, civil society, and business leaders from around the world. In a time when disruptive technologies are reshaping the global economy and society, the program provides pragmatic and data-driven analysis and policy recommendations to face these challenges.

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A Cloud Policy Agenda

The Strategic Technologies Program is undertaking a series of projects to examine the policy questions that are arising with the expanded use of cloud services.

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Inside Cyber Diplomacy

A New Strategy for Digital Diplomacy

In this episode, hosts Jim Lewis and Chris Painter speak with the U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick. They discuss the inseparable relationship between tech and foreign policy, what issues the bureau is focusing on right now and reflect on Ambassador Fick’s first year in this inaugural role.  

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — October 23, 2023

CSIS Inside Cyber Diplomacy

A New Chapter in Content Moderation: Unpacking the UK Online Safety Bill

The United Kingdom's new Online Safety Bill is intended to make the internet safer for children, but critics say it has the potential to undermine privacy and free speech online. This CQ addresses the most pressing questions about what the bill means for everyone.

Critical Questions by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, Taylar Rajic, and Evan Brown — October 18, 2023

Social Media Platforms Were Not Ready for Hamas Misinformation

Misinformation on social media platforms spiked after Hamas’s attack on Israel. As regulatory interest in online safety grows in the European Union and United Kingdom, companies face technological and normative challenges in cracking down on false or harmful content.

Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — October 12, 2023

This Does Not Compute

Safeguarding the 2024 Global Elections on Social Media

Caitlin Chin-Rothmann and Julia Brock join Megan Shahi, director of technology policy at the Center for American Progress, to discuss how social media companies can prepare for the 2024 global election cycle.

Podcast Episode by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann and Julia Brock — October 11, 2023

CSIS This Does Not Compute

AI Regulation is Coming- What is the Likely Outcome?

Bill Whyman explores the landscape of AI regulation, examining existing global approaches to governing this emerging technology and what those implications mean for the United States. 

Blog Post by Bill Whyman — October 10, 2023

Inside Cyber Diplomacy

Enhancing Cyber Operations through Partner Capacity Development

Jim Lewis and Chris Painter speak with Mark Montgomery about his latest report “Building Partner Capabilities for Cyber Operations," what cyber resilience really means and the role of U.S. federal agencies in all of this.  

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — September 28, 2023

CSIS Inside Cyber Diplomacy

The End of Export Controls

Export controls are a relic of Cold War-era policy that doesn't apply to today's economic environment. Jim Lewis explains how China has been able to innovate and why the United States needs to move forward with a new approach.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — September 28, 2023

This Does Not Compute

Lessons from History: Technology and Policymaking

Caitlin Chin chats disinformation and AI with Jason Steinhauer, a public historian and bestselling author of "History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past."

Podcast Episode by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — September 5, 2023

CSIS This Does Not Compute