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Chinese Spy Balloons: The Sky’s the Limit

A Chinese balloon is flying over the United States, raising concerns about Chinese espionage. While Chinese spying necessitates a tougher response, the United States should focus on technical espionage capabilities that pose a greater risk than spy balloons.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — February 3, 2023

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2022 in Review

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — January 19, 2023

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Chinese Spy Balloons: The Sky’s the Limit

A Chinese balloon is flying over the United States, raising concerns about Chinese espionage. While Chinese spying necessitates a tougher response, the United States should focus on technical espionage capabilities that pose a greater risk than spy balloons.

Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — February 3, 2023

Photo: NASA/Bill Rodman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inside Cyber Diplomacy

2022 in Review

Jim Lewis and Chris Painter review the evolution of cyber in 2022.

Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — January 19, 2023

CSIS Inside Cyber Diplomacy

Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy

The CSIS Aerospace Security Project hosted a fireside chat with the inaugural assistant secretary of defense for space policy, the Honorable John F. Plumb.

Transcript — December 15, 2022

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Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy

The Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00pm ET hosted a two-part event exploring emerging security issues in space policy.

Event by Kari A. Bingen , Makena Young , Akhil Thadani , Honorable John F. Plumb, PhD. , Commissioner Brendan Carr , April McClain-Delaney , and Sarah Mineiro — December 14, 2022

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Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This report examines the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in combined arms warfare based on the war in Ukraine and other cases. In the future, UASs will likely play an increasingly important role in great power competition against such countries as China and Russia.

Report by Seth G. Jones , Jake Harrington , Christopher K. Reid , and Matthew Strohmeyer — November 10, 2022

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Book Event: Seeking Truth & Hiding Facts

Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government at Cornell University, discusses his book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China.

Event by Scott Kennedy , Jeremy L. Wallace , Yuen Yuen Ang , Yasheng Huang , and Andrew Mertha — November 2, 2022

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Pekingology

Surveillance State

Josh Chin and Liza Lin, reporters at the Wall Street Journal, discuss their new book, Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — September 16, 2022

CSIS Pekingology
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet

Litigating Internet Freedoms: Governments and Social Media Companies Go to Court

This week’s episode is focused on two important court cases – in India and West Africa – that will help define the relationship between social media companies and government regulation in efforts to protect fundamental freedoms.

Podcast Episode by ​Marti Flacks — July 26, 2022

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