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Modernizing U.S. Commercial Privacy Standards for a Digital Economy

As Congress considers legislation to modernize the U.S. commercial privacy framework, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann explains how domestic data practices carry global implications for digital trade, human rights, and national security.

Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — April 19, 2024

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In Targeting TikTok, Congress Is Taking the Hardest Path to Online Safety

Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — March 15, 2024

Government Use of Deepfakes

Report by Daniel Byman, Daniel W. Linna Jr., and V. S. Subrahmanian — March 12, 2024

Exploring the White House’s Executive Order to Limit Data Transfers to Foreign Adversaries

Critical Questions by Evan Brown, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, and Julia Brock — February 29, 2024

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Section 702 of FISA: Privacy and Civil Liberties Reforms

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Hamas’ October 7 Attack: The Tactics, Targets, and Strategy of Terrorists

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November 7, 2023 • 1:30 – 2:30 pm EST

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Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy

December 14, 2022 • 1:30 – 4:30 pm EST

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Book Event: Seeking Truth & Hiding Facts

November 2, 2022 • 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT

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The State of the Special Relationship: Four Years at the Heart of UK-U.S. Defense

July 18, 2022 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT

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National Security and Artificial Intelligence: Global Trends and Challenges

June 28, 2022 • 4:00 – 6:00 pm EDT

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Tracking Developments in Counterspace Weapons

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April 13, 2022 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT

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Senior Fellow, Transnational Threats Project

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Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program

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2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones

In the third installment of the 2024 Global Forecast—A World Dividing—CSIS experts offer their views on what to expect on the battlefield in 2024, from the outlook for Ukraine to critical questions about the long-term consequences of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024