Issues/Technology

Technology

- Paper
Likely Future Adoption of User-Controlled Encryption
- Princeton University CITP
- April 26, 2019
There will almost always be customer demand for user-controlled encryption, but its impact will depend on how widely it is deployed.
- Paper
Implications of Quantum Computing for Encryption Policy
- Princeton University CITP
- April 26, 2019
Quantum computers use different underlying mechanisms of physics than normal computers, and their future development could reshape many aspects of computing, including encryption.
- Op-Ed
How Artificial Intelligence Systems Could Threaten Democracy
- Steven Feldstein
- April 24, 2019
- The Conversation
New technologies are arming governments with unprecedented capabilities to monitor, track and surveil individual people. Even governments in democracies with strong traditions of rule of law find themselves tempted to abuse these new abilities.
- Op-Ed
Room for New Partnerships: A Chinese View on Europe’s Cybersecurity
- Lyu Jinghua
- April 18, 2019
- ISPI
A survey of European cybersecurity policy reveals both challenges and opportunities for the EU’s evolving relationship with China.
- Article
The EU’s Looming Test on Election Interference
- Erik Brattberg
- April 18, 2019
On the cusp of the high-stakes European Parliament elections, Brussels faces a daunting test of whether its toolkit for combating election interference is up to the challenge.
- Q&A
Can the World Keep the Lid on the Pandora’s Box of Gene Editing?
- Shruti Sharma
- April 09, 2019
A Chinese scientist dropped a bombshell in November 2018 when he unveiled the world’s first gene-edited babies. How are other countries, including India, navigating the dizzying array of rewards and risks associated with gene-editing research?
- Op-Ed
Why the Government Needs to Pay Attention to Census Cybersecurity
- Tim Maurer
- April 03, 2019
- Hill
Hacking or disruptions to the census could have devastating consequences. To prepare, the U.S. government should make protecting the 2020 census from cyberattacks a top priority.
- Op-Ed
What Are China’s Cyber Capabilities and Intentions?
- Lyu Jinghua
- April 01, 2019
- IPI Global Observatory
Given that suspicion about China’s cyberwarfare capabilities and intentions could lead to conflict, it is necessary to examine China’s views of cyber warfare from a different perspective than most are familiar with.
- Paper
The Cyber Threat Landscape: Confronting Challenges to the Financial System
- Adrian Nish, Saher Naumaan
- March 25, 2019
Targeted network intrusions against banks are now happening on a weekly basis, and the financial sector must step up efforts to defend against the growing threat.
- Commentary
Should Europe Buy Chinese 5G Technology?
- Erik Brattberg
- March 18, 2019
European governments fear that Huawei’s cheap 5G technology will come with risky strings attached—but they may not have a choice. Or do they?

Jon Bateman
Fellow
Cyber Policy Initiative
Jon Bateman is a fellow in the Cyber Policy Initiative of the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Katherine Charlet
Director
Technology and International Affairs Program
Katherine Charlet is the inaugural director of Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs Program.
Paolo Ciocca
Nonresident Scholar
Cyber Policy Initiative
Paolo Ciocca is nonresident scholar in the Cyber Policy Initiative.
Martha Finnemore
Nonresident Scholar
Cyber Policy Initiative
Martha Finnemore is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where her work focuses on global governance, international organizations, ethics, and social theory.
Ariel (Eli) Levite
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.
Li Bin
Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program and Asia Program
Li is a senior fellow working jointly in the Nuclear Policy Program and Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Lyu Jinghua
Visiting Scholar
Cyber Policy Initiative
Lyu Jinghua is a visiting scholar with Carnegie’s Cyber Policy Initiative. Her research focuses primarily on cybersecurity and China-U.S. defense relations.
Tim Maurer
Co-Director and Fellow
Cyber Policy Initiative
Tim Maurer is co-director of the Cyber Policy Initiative and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is an expert on cybersecurity, tech policy, and geopolitics in the digital age, currently with a specific focus on cybersecurity and the global financial system.
R.K. Misra
Nonresident Scholar
Carnegie India
R.K. Misra is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie India. Based in Bengaluru, he drives Carnegie India’s Technology and Society program, and engages with technology innovators and policymakers.
George Perkovich
Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
Vice President for Studies
Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.
Rexon Ryu
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Ryu is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he leads an initiative focused on the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and innovation.
Charlotte Stanton
Director
Silicon Valley Office
Charlotte Stanton is the inaugural director of the Silicon Valley office of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as well as a fellow in Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs Program.
Sinan Ülgen
Visiting Scholar
Carnegie Europe
Ülgen is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, nuclear policy, cyberpolicy, and transatlantic relations.
Tong Zhao
Fellow
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
Tong Zhao is a fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.