Episodes
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In this podcast, we take a deep dive into the outcomes of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19Party Congress. Now that the dust has settled following Xi Jinping’s resounding win, we turned to two leading China-watchers to analyze the implications for China’s economic planning, PLA reform, foreign policy, anti-corruption effort, and censorship. Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, assistant professor of security studies at Georgetown University, and Christopher Johnson, chair of the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, join us to help assess the takeaways across Chinese politics.
Hosted by Will Colson. Audio edited by Ribka Gemilangsari. Written and Produced by Jeffrey Bean.
Read more from Dr. Oriana Mastro on China’s military reform and strategy here. Read Christopher Johnson’s analysis of the 19 Party Congress here.
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In the 10 years since China’s first successful anti-satellite test, the vulnerability of essential U.S. space systems has been underscored and competition in outer space has resumed. How has the United States responded? What are the implications for strategy and deterrence in this new era?
In this podcast, CSIS experts Todd Harrison and Dr. Zack Cooper along with Secure World Foundation’s Dr. Brian Weeden talk about the changes in the space domain since the end of the Cold War and China’s expanding capabilities, describe how the proliferation of space technology has impacted other countries in the Indo-Pacific, and assess the implications for international cooperation in space exploration. Hosted by Will Colson. Audio edited by Ribka Gemilangsari. Written and Produced by Jeffrey Bean.
Read Todd Harrison and Zack Cooper’s new CSIS report: Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age, here.
See Brian Weeden’s recent work on U.S. space systems and U.S.-China strategic relations in space: U.S.-China Strategic Relations in Space (report chapter w/ Xiao He), NBR here.
The End of Sanctuary in Space, War is Boring here.
Use Outer Space to Strengthen U.S.-China Ties (w/ Xiao He), War on the Rocks here.
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Innovation and technology are increasingly at the heart of economic growth around the world and will be crucial tools for addressing emerging issues such as global urbanization and growing demand for food, energy, and water. In this report, CSIS and RTI International assess the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries as they pursue innovation and technology-driven economic growth. The report includes analysis of three different sub-topics—education and human capital development, translational research and development and commercialization, and the innovation policy environment—as well as case studies from Kenya, Malaysia, and Gujarat, India. From this research collaboration, CSIS and RTI International hope to create a platform for engaging a broad set of actors to support the creation of knowledge-based economies and innovation-led economic growth in places where we never expected to find it before.
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After decades of effort to strengthen the federal government’s cyber defenses, are we really more secure? The federal government operates a patchwork of IT systems across multiple agencies, many of which are decades old, costly to maintain and contain known vulnerabilities. The President recently signed an executive order which highlighted the importance of strengthening the security of federal networks and outlined the new administration’s approach to dealing with these challenges. The order echoes Congressional efforts to provide agencies with the budget, authority, and legislative mandate to access cutting edge technologies and adopt shared services to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve security. CSIS is hosting an event to discuss how Congress and the Administration can strengthen the federal government’s cyber defenses.
Panel of experts to follow keynote addresses by Jeanette Manfra and Congressman Hurd. -
Dan hosted Dr. Kitano, Director of JICA-RI, for a discussion of our recent report, Harnessing the Data Revolution to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyzes the challenges and opportunities that exist in the pursuit of the revolution in development data globally. The conversation addresses the importance of both small and big data. Dr. Kitano also shares insights into Africa’s attempts to launch their first satellite into space.
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A spate of ransomware attacks in early 2017 hit millions of computer systems worldwide, including those of National Health Service hospitals in England and radiation monitoring stations in Chernobyl. The persistent spread of simple, cheap ransomware tools puts the onus on businesses and law enforcement to reconsider their tactics for mitigating the effects of cybercrime. CSIS will host a panel discussion on ransomware proliferation and effective tactics for business-law enforcement cooperation on cybersecurity.
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Please join CSIS and the United States Naval Institute (USNI) for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare/Director of Naval Intelligence, for a discussion on cyber warfare in the maritime domain.
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In this podcast, Dan examines the role of technology in combating India’s population troubles. This week’s guest is Preeti Sinha, Senior President of YES BANK and Global Convenor of YES Institute. Preeti’s background in the financial sector and her experience growing up in India and going to university in the United States give her a unique perspective on the opportunities surrounding FinTech and the use of technology to integrate citizens in both the United States and India into the formal financial sector.
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AT&T Vice President Jill Singer and CSIS Technology Policy Program Director Denise Zheng discuss security, privacy, and policy challenges as more and more everyday “things” are connected to the internet.
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In this podcast, a joint production of CSIS’s CogitAsia and the China Innovation Policy Series (CIPS), we explore how China’s tech innovation drive fits into the country’s wider economic picture. To gain a sense of whether the Chinese government’s initiatives to develop new technology are succeeding, Scott Kennedy, co-leader of the China Innovation Policy Series project at CSIS, joined China macroeconomist Arthur Kroeber, managing director of Gravekel Dragonomics, an economic research consultancy based in Beijing, to discuss the issue. Kroeber emphasizes the largely positive results from China’s multi-pronged drive to promote high tech. He describes the rationale behind China’s technological innovation drive, highlights the success of leading Chinese Internet companies, and evaluates what options countries like the United States have to respond.
Hosted by Will Colson. Audio edited by Liz Mayes. Written and produced by Jeffrey Bean.
. hereTo learn more, visit our China Innovation Policy Series site
.here, China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs To KnowListeners can see more about Arthur Kroeber’s book
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In this episode, we dig into China’s technology innovation efforts and explore how China has become the tech workshop of the world.
To give context to China’s efforts to innovate in technology, Dr. Scott Kennedy, director of the CSIS Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, sat down with China tech sector expert Alberto Moel – a senior research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier investment research firm based in Hong Kong. Scott and Alberto discuss the emergence of Shenzhen as a tech capital, the rise and fall of companies in the Chinese smart phone market, key Chinese tech firms you probably haven’t heard of yet, the future of technology product development in robotics and automation, and what countries like the United States could do in response to China’s innovation drive.
Hosted by Will Colson. Audio edited by Liz Mayes. Written and produced by Jeffrey Bean.
https://www.csis-cips.org/To learn more, visit our China Innovation Policy Series site here:
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This is the first of seven reports of CSIS's China Innovation Policy Series (CIPS), a joint project of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and the Technology Policy Program to analyze the relationship between Chinese policy and commercial performance in advanced technologies. This report analyzes China’s innovation record across a range of areas, including finance, knowledge creation, and commercial performance. Following a presentation of the report’s key findings, the panelists will discuss the report as well as the broader issues regarding China’s innovation drive.
Follow this link to learn more about the report and track ongoing technology and innovation developments in China on the CIPS website .
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The policies, rules, and business norms that worked in the past for export control and foreign investment into the U.S. may no longer be adequate to manage the challenge U.S. firms presently face from managed economies. This is particularly true in the IT sector, where nations are developing well-financed strategies to create a domestic industry intended to displace U.S. and other foreign suppliers. The long-term viability of the managed economy model is an open issue, but in the near or mid-term, it creates new risks for U.S. companies and, potentially, for national security.
CSIS will host a discussion on the role of foreign investment in strategic competition with managed economies. Panelists will discuss the impact of national industrial policies on the international markets, and how U.S. policy and investment strategies might adapt to foster innovation, mitigate national security risks, and level the playing field for economic competition. -
On March 22, 2017, the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) convened in Washington, DC the fourth conference in its Space Security series, in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). This year’s gathering, entitled "Space Security: Issues for the New U.S. Administration," provided an opportunity to understand the issues facing the Trump Administration in the space domain.
Space Crisis Dynamics Cooperation in Space and Missile Defense The Future of Space Launch Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management
The topics of this year’s conference included:Speakers included:
Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard, Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Jim Bridenstine, U.S. House of Representatives, Member of the House Armed Services Committee Robert Kehler, Gen (USAF, ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS Roger W. Robinson Jr., Chairman and Co-Founder, PSSI Jana Robinson, Director, Space Security Program, PSSI Thomas Karako, Director, Missile Defense Project, CSIS Todd Harrison, Director, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS Rear Admiral Jon Hill, Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency Peter Hays, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University William LaPlante, Vice President, Intelligence Portfolio, National Security Engineer Center, MITRE Brian Weeden, Senior Technical Advisor, Secure World Foundation Victoria Samson, Director, Washington DC Office, Secure World Foundation Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Brett Alexander, Director, Business Development and Strategy, Blue Origin Travis Langster, Vice President, Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) Kazuto Suzuki, Professor of International Political Economy, Hokkaido University, Japan Andrew Hunter, Director, Defense- Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS Zack Cooper, Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS Bhavya Lal, Research Staff Member, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute Shuji Maeda, Political Counselor, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America John D. Schumacher, Vice President, Washington Operations, Aerojet Rocketdyne Colonel Géraud Laborie, Air Ataché, Embassy of France Claes Hansen, European Space Agency
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Cyber Disrupt 2017 is the premier event on cybersecurity in Washington, D.C. The summit will feature keynotes, interactive debates, and panel discussions on strategies, policies, and technology practices for Congress and the Administration that will be disruptive to the current status quo and improve cybersecurity.
This keynote session will address lessons learned from the last decade, evaluate existing cybersecurity frameworks, and discuss what the new Administration will do on cybersecurity.
Introduction
Frances F. Townsend, Executive Vice President, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated
Keynote
Thomas Bossert, Assistant to the President, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
New applications and devices are being designed with features that present challenges to traditional investigative techniques used by law enforcement. As a result, other means of gaining access to digital evidence such as expanding law enforcement authorities to hack endpoints have been a topic of much discussion. Experts will weigh the privacy, public safety, and security equities of new proposals to facilitate lawful access to digital evidence.
John Lynch, Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy & Technology
Rajesh De, Partner, Mayer Brown; former General Counsel, National Security Agency
Moderator: Susan Hennessey, Fellow, National Security in Governance Studies and Managing Editor, Lawfare, Brookings InstitutionSignificant national cybersecurity incidents in the last year reflect a growing willingness by nation-state adversaries to use cyber tools to conduct cybercrime and espionage, threaten personal information and company data, and commit politically coercive cyber acts. Experts will assess the changing international security environment and potential responses to increased hostility in cyberspace.
Christopher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State
James N. Miller, President, Adaptive Strategies LLC; former Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
, Senior Vice President, CSISJames A. Lewis Moderator:CSIS will provide lunch to all registered participants.
The Tech Talks will feature expert remarks on emerging cybersecurity and technology issues.
12:30 Threats and Opportunities with IoT Security
Matt Hartley, Director, ForeScout Technologies
12:50 Current Threat Landscape
Scott Montgomery, Vice President, Chief Technical Strategist, Intel Security
Moderator: William A. Carter, Associate Director, Technology Policy Program, CSISAs Internet of Things devices continue to spread and new technologies like AI and quantum computing become commercially available, how should policymakers and industry leaders adapt to the changing environment for digital security and privacy?
Nuala O'Connor, President & CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
John Launchbury, Director, Information Innovation Office, DARPA
Daniel Weitzner, Founding Director, MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative
Moderator: Denise E. Zheng, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Program, CSISIn recent years, a series of high-profile breaches demonstrated that traditional network defenses alone are not enough to prevent attackers from accessing and exploiting sensitive data. For government agencies and private companies, developing an organization-wide crisis response strategy is just as important as strengthening network defenses. This panel will discuss...
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This week Wikileaks published a trove of documents purported to show the tools used by the CIA to hack smartphones, TVs and other Internet connected devices. To explore what this means for the average consumer as well as intelligence agencies worldwide we hear from Jim Lewis the director of the CSIS Tech Policy Program. Hosted by Colm Quinn.
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Despite persistent efforts to defend against them, cyber criminals continue to have the upper hand against defenders. Organizations across the globe are spending more than ever to manage cyber risk, but attackers continue to get through.CSIS commissioned a survey of 800 companies across multiple countries and major industry sectors, and interviewed technical experts and law enforcement officials on the underground hacker economy to understand the incentives that shape attackers’ and defenders’ behavior in cyberspace. Our report examines how misaligned incentives, both within organizations and between attackers and defenders, put defenders at a disadvantage, and highlights some of the key lessons that defenders can learn from adversaries in order to improve their cybersecurity.
Breakfast will be provided starting at 8:00 a.m. and the event will begin at 8:30 a.m.
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Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Military Strategy Forum with General David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.
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How can the executive branch improve its processes for soliciting and responding to input from the public regarding trade policy and negotiations? Improved consultations would raise the quality of the resulting agreements and their contributions to economic growth, and likely increase public confidence in the outcome of negotiations. Successful trade policies are a product of effective consultations with the Congress, executive agencies, and the public.
The Scholl Chair in International Business cordially invites you to attend our event. We will begin with opening remarks from the Hon. Peter Allgeier, followed by a presentation of research findings and a panel discussion, after which we welcome questions from the audience.
This event, and its accompanying report, were made possible by generous support from Google. -
Join CSIS for a discussion on the latest President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report, Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Leadership in Semiconductors. The United States has been the historic leader in semiconductor technology, which underpin the modern devices and services that are key drivers of economic growth and central to national security. However, the market is transitioning away from U.S.-led innovation as China and other nations heavily subsidize their domestic industries to compete with U.S. companies, often in violation of international standards and agreements. Panelists will discuss the impact of national industrial policies on the market, and how U.S. policy might adapt to foster innovation, mitigate security risks, and level the playing field for economic competition.
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