Program
Technology and International Affairs
Cyber

To achieve greater stability and civility in cyberspace, Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs program develops strategies and policies in several key areas and promotes international cooperation and norms by engaging key decisionmakers in governments and industry.

Streams of Work

Streams of Work

Cyber Norms

In support of the international cybersecurity norms process, our Cyber Norms Index tracks relevant multilateral and bilateral accords at the UN, the G20, the OSCE and other international organizations and fora. In addition, our scholars regularly publish in-depth analyses of latest developments and trends and develop specific proposals for consideration by decision-makers in government and industry alike.

Cyber Norms

In support of the international cybersecurity norms process, our Cyber Norms Index tracks relevant multilateral and bilateral accords at the UN, the G20, the OSCE and other international organizations and fora. In addition, our scholars regularly publish in-depth analyses of latest developments and trends and develop specific proposals for consideration by decision-makers in government and industry alike.

Encryption Working Group

Working with Princeton University, we have convened an Encryption Working Group to advance a more constructive dialogue on encryption policy. The working group consists of former government officials, business representatives, privacy and civil rights advocates, law enforcement experts, and computer scientists. Learn more about its members and papers released so far.

Encryption Working Group

Working with Princeton University, we have convened an Encryption Working Group to advance a more constructive dialogue on encryption policy. The working group consists of former government officials, business representatives, privacy and civil rights advocates, law enforcement experts, and computer scientists. Learn more about its members and papers released so far.

Cyber Conflict in the Russia-Ukraine War

To understand the cyber elements of the Russia-Ukraine war, Carnegie offers original research on the impact of both Russia’s cyber attacks and Ukraine’s cyber defense.

Cyber Conflict in the Russia-Ukraine War

To understand the cyber elements of the Russia-Ukraine war, Carnegie offers original research on the impact of both Russia’s cyber attacks and Ukraine’s cyber defense.

Cybersecurity and the Financial System

To protect the financial system against cyber threats, our project provides actionable policy proposals and in-depth strategic analysis for governments and industry alike with practical guidance to enhance resilience of the financial system around the globe.

Cybersecurity and the Financial System

To protect the financial system against cyber threats, our project provides actionable policy proposals and in-depth strategic analysis for governments and industry alike with practical guidance to enhance resilience of the financial system around the globe.

Experts

Experts

Jon Bateman

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jon Bateman is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Arthur Nelson

Deputy Director, Technology and International Affairs Program

Arthur Nelson is deputy director of Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs Program.

Ariel (Eli) Levite

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program

Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.

Gavin Wilde

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs

Gavin Wilde is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and influence operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.

Lakshmee Sharma

Senior Research Analyst, Technology and Internatonal Affairs

Lakshmee Sharma is a senior research analyst in the Technology and International Affairs Program at Carnegie, where she focuses on the social, political, and economic impacts of digital technology. With an international development perspective, she explores technology adoption for equitable inclusion.

Aubra Anthony

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Aubra Anthony is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at Carnegie, where she researches the human impacts of digital technology, specifically in emerging markets.

Jon Bateman

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jon Bateman is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Arthur Nelson

Deputy Director, Technology and International Affairs Program

Arthur Nelson is deputy director of Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs Program.

Ariel (Eli) Levite

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program

Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.

Gavin Wilde

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs

Gavin Wilde is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and influence operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.

Lakshmee Sharma

Senior Research Analyst, Technology and Internatonal Affairs

Lakshmee Sharma is a senior research analyst in the Technology and International Affairs Program at Carnegie, where she focuses on the social, political, and economic impacts of digital technology. With an international development perspective, she explores technology adoption for equitable inclusion.

Aubra Anthony

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Aubra Anthony is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at Carnegie, where she researches the human impacts of digital technology, specifically in emerging markets.

Cybersecurity
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Harmonizing Recent Campaigns to Tame the Hacking Marketplace

The United States, France, and the UK have emerged as key players in countering the proliferation of commercial hacking tools, but divergent strategies threaten the efficacy of individual frameworks.

· June 25, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Microsoft’s Recall Puts the Biden Administration’s Cyber Credibility on the Line

Why has the White House remained silent on the launch of a product that violates the spirit and letter of its flagship cybersecurity initiatives?

· June 12, 2024
CyberScoop
Agents work at the Criminal Investigation Agency in Mexico City on March 7, 2023
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Mexico’s National Cybersecurity Policy: Progress Has Stalled Under AMLO

Mexico’s cyber policy has suffered from a lack of political prioritization during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Without greater interest from his successor, there are few prospects for reform and progress in Mexico’s response to cyber threats.

  • Joe Devanny
  • Russell Buchan
· May 28, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Lawfare Daily: Law Enforcement Hacking as a Tool Against Transnational Cyber Crime

Discussing law enforcement efforts to "hack the hackers."

· May 14, 2024
The Lawfare Podcast
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Security and Trust in Africa’s Digital Financial Inclusion Landscape

Africa leads the world in mobile money adoption while cyber attacks and fraud are rising. How are new efforts faring to increase security and trust in digital financial inclusion?

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Russian Information Warfare: A Conversation With Dr. Bilyana Lilly
October 18, 2022

Join Carnegie’s Gavin Wilde in a conversation with Dr. Bilyana Lilly to discuss her new book, “Russian Information Warfare: Assault on Democracies in the Cyber Wild West,” examining the role of cyber operations and information warfare in Russia’s geopolitical aspirations.

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New Paradigm for Cyber Competition: A Conversation on Cyber Persistent Theory
September 21, 2022

Policymakers have long fixated on preventing a catastrophic cyberattack by coercing and deterring adversaries in cyberspace. Yet cyber competition over the last two decades looks different than envisioned. Join us for a discussion with Michael Fischerkeller, Emily Goldman, and Richard Harknett, the authors of Cyber Persistence Theory, moderated by Carnegie’s George Perkovich.

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Strengthening and Diversifying America’s Cyber Workforce
October 28, 2021

Join the Carnegie Endowment for a virtual, public event on strengthening and diversifying America’s cyber workforce.

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  • Wally Adeyemo
  • Penny Pritzker
  • Tino Cuéllar
  • Bertina Ceccarelli
  • Kiersten Todt
  • Tarika Barrett
  • Kelly Born
  • Rahul Prabhakar
  • Alexander Niejelow
  • Simone Petrella
  • Laura Bate
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Countering Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure: What’s Next?
September 17, 2021

Please join Carnegie and the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission for a conversation featuring leaders from the US government, and the energy and financial services sectors as they asses what comes next in securing domestic and global infrastructure in cyberspace.

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Protecting the Financial System from Cyber Threats in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond
November 26, 2020

This month, the Carnegie Endowment, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, released a first-of-its-kind blueprint to better protect the global financial system against cyber threats. Join us for a discussion with leading voices in the Asia-Pacific on this report's crucial recommendations.

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commentary
The Privatization of Security and the Market for Cyber Tools and Services

A look at the emerging and expanding gaps in the governance of private cybersecurity companies and activities and the ways forward and policy options for governments.

· August 23, 2019
Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
In the Media
Unlocking Market Forces to Solve Cyber Risk

Markets have been slow to adjust to the multi-dimensional perils of cyber risk.

· August 1, 2019
Lawfare