Intelligence, Surveillance, and Privacy
CSIS examines the relationship among technological innovation, civil liberties, and intelligence systems, with research led by the Strategic Technologies Program and the International Security Program.
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
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
Past Events
Section 702 of FISA: Privacy and Civil Liberties Reforms
Hamas’ October 7 Attack: The Tactics, Targets, and Strategy of Terrorists
Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy
Book Event: Seeking Truth & Hiding Facts
The State of the Special Relationship: Four Years at the Heart of UK-U.S. Defense
National Security and Artificial Intelligence: Global Trends and Challenges
Tracking Developments in Counterspace Weapons
A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
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Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space
Event — April 15, 2021
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Event — April 1, 2021
The United States Has an Opportunity to Lead in Digital Development
Brief by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Sundar R. Ramanujam — March 30, 2021
Global Networks 2030
Event — March 29, 2021
Global Networks 2030: Developing Economies and Emerging Technologies
Report by Jonathan E. Hillman and Laura Rivas — March 29, 2021
Taking the Quantum Leap
Event — March 3, 2021
Accelerating 5G in the United States
Report — March 1, 2021
Ban TikTok (Again)
Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — February 9, 2021
The Crypto Wars Are Over
Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — February 4, 2021
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan
Report by Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Scott Livingston, and Bonnie S. Glaser — January 27, 2021