Technology

While Wassenaar has functioned successfully since 1996, Russia’s membership has made reaching consensus on anything virtually impossible, and the arrangement moves too slowly for an era of rapid technological change.

In June 2023, the Netherlands made landmark updates to its export control regulations for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The full English translation of these regulations is available. 

Meta recently launched a new standalone app, Threads, as a text-based rival to Twitter. In this commentary, Caitlin Chin analyzes regulatory questions related to Threads’ potential effects on competition and consumers.

In May 2023, Japan made landmark updates to its export control regulations for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The full English translation of these regulations is available.

Following the announcement of impending Chinese export controls on gallium and germanium—two critical minerals in the production of advanced semiconductors—questions are circling about the effect these controls could have on U.S. chip supply chain resiliency and the broader U.S.-China technology competition.

It is impossible to anticipate every threat, but defense and incident response are the default approach to cybersecurity. Instead, entities should focus on a consequence-based approach to risk.

CSIS's Michael Frank discusses how balancing innovation and risk in the AI landscape poses a challenge for policymakers as they aim to harness transformative benefits while mitigating extinction risks.