Issues/Technology

Technology

- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in the European Union
- Maria Koomen
- May 30, 2019
As fears of terrorism intensified, EU member states have demanded a European policy solution to questions around encryption.
- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in Brazil
- Gabriel Aleixo, Andréa Guimarães Gobbato, Isabela Garcia de Souza, Natalia Langenegger, Ronaldo Lemos, Fabro Steibel
- May 30, 2019
In Brazil so far, neither legislation nor judicial decisions have drawn a definitive line on access to encrypted data.
- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in Australia
- Stilgherrian
- May 30, 2019
New laws in Australia are framed as a contribution to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. Yet the laws are controversial domestically.
- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in China
- Lorand Laskai, Adam Segal
- May 30, 2019
As China has grown into a technological power, its encryption debate has expanded to concerns about the tension between government access and personal information protection.
- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in Germany
- Sven Herpig, Stefan Heumann
- May 30, 2019
Germany takes a clear and unambiguous stance on strong encryption as a fundamental element for the protection of government networks, the economy, and German citizens.
- International Encryption Brief
The Encryption Debate in India
- Bedavyasa Mohanty
- May 30, 2019
Regulation on encryption is imminent in India. Its exact nature remains undecided, but it will significantly affect India’s newly recognized fundamental right to privacy.
What’s the Point of Charging Foreign State-Linked Hackers?
- Tim Maurer, Garrett Hinck
- May 24, 2019
- Lawfare
The use of criminal charges as an instrument of foreign policy is striking in its recent prominence and in the complex equities it implicates for policymakers.
- Op-Ed
San Francisco Is The First City In The World To Restrict Government Use Of Facial Recognition Technology. Hopefully It’s Not The Last.
- Charlotte Stanton, Steven Feldstein
- May 23, 2019
- Tech Dirt
Even in democracies like the United States, government use of facial recognition technology, in its current form, corrodes civil rights and civil liberties because its errors disproportionately impact vulnerable communities.
- Digital Feature
Huawei 5G in Europe and Beyond
- May 20, 2019
In the past five years, there have been growing cybersecurity concerns about the Chinese company Huawei’s involvement in the deployment of 5G across the world. This timeline shows over 100 events related to Huawei and 5G in the EU and NATO member states, as well as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Korea.
Joining the Partnership on AI
- Charlotte Stanton
- May 15, 2019
The rapid advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) offer extraordinary opportunities and risks.

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.
Raluca Csernatoni
Visiting researcher
Carnegie Europe
Raluca Csernatoni is a visiting researcher at Carnegie Europe, where she works on European security and defense with a specific focus on disruptive technologies.
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.