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Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program
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Associate Director and Associate Fellow, International Security Program

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Is the Shutdown Weakening Cybersecurity?

In the absence of definitive information from the government, we attempted to examine some critical questions that Americans should know about when it comes to the impact of the shutdown on cybersecurity, writes CSIS homeland security expert Suzanne Spaulding.

Critical Questions by Suzanne Spaulding — January 22, 2019

Why Putin Targets Minorities

The two recently released Senate-commissioned reports, prepared by New Knowledge and the Computational Propaganda Research Project, describe in detail how Russia targeted specific groups with disinformation campaigns.

Commentary by Suzanne Spaulding , Devi Nair , and Arthur Nelson — December 21, 2018

Bad Idea: Creating a U.S. Department of Cybersecurity

The success of a cybersecurity solution requires clarity about the problem that one is trying to solve. As we look at particular challenges, many already have an approach suited to the problem, and none of them involve a Department of Cybersecurity. 

Commentary by Suzanne Spaulding and Mieke Eoyang — December 14, 2018

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Challenges to Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions and Elections

Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Adviser for Homeland Security in the International Security Program at CSIS discusses how Russian influence campaigns are impacting public confidence in democratic systems, including the courts and elections, and what the U.S. should do to counter them.

Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding and Beverly Kirk — October 17, 2018

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