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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 5h
Podcast Episode: The Trade Guys "Angela Ellard on the 2026 WTO Public Forum" Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller host Senior Adviser at CSIS EST and former Deputy Director-General of the WTO, Angela Ellard, to discuss the 2026 WTO Public Forum and the future of multilateral trade. tinyurl.com/mmfz354t
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Angela Ellard on the 2026 WTO Public Forum | The Trade Guys | CSIS Podcasts
Bill and Scott welcome Angela Ellard, Senior Adviser at CSIS and previous Deputy Director-General of the WTO, to discuss the 2026 WTO Public Forum and the future of multilateral trade.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 5h
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 28/09/2026
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 25/09/2026
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 23/09/2026
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 23/09/2026
Are We Ready for the Quantum Threat? "Why does cryptography matter? Because it’s the root of all digital security,” argues Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, @a16z. Watch the full episode of Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/57h6xkrb
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Technology Is Security: Featuring Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, a16z – Betting on America | CSIS Events
Anne Neuberger, General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at a16z and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, joins Betting on America to make the case that…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 22/09/2026
Why Does It Matter Who Builds the World’s Tech? “We want the world running on that tech because the technology is important and because our values will be baked in,” argues Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, a16z. Watch Betting on America here: tinyurl.com/57h6xkrb
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Technology Is Security: Featuring Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, a16z – Betting on America | CSIS Events
Anne Neuberger, General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at a16z and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, joins Betting on America to make the case that…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 21/09/2026
“Manufacturing coming back is going to look different from what it was when it left 20 years ago,” argues Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, Andreessen Horowitz. Watch the full episode of Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/57h6xkrb
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 21/09/2026
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 18/09/2026
Out Now: EST Rapid Roundup Dario Amodei’s essay “We Must Pace the Frontier” has sparked hot debate about the future of AI models and how best to regulate them. Join @navingirishankar.bsky.social and @ai.csis.org Director Aalok Mehta as they unpack the competing arguments. tinyurl.com/3wxxpjyt
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What Comes After "Pace the AI Frontier"? | EST Rapid Roundup
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 18/09/2026
How can the US stay ahead in the global technology race? Join CSIS experts and leaders from government, policy, and industry for a two-day Executive Education course covering US-China tech competition, critical technologies, & economic statecraft. Oct. 14–15 | D.C. or virtual tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 17/09/2026
🔴 Live now on Betting on America: Technology Is Security Anne Neuberger, General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at a16z and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social. Watch here: tinyurl.com/yc6amrtu
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 17/09/2026
New commentary! "Is the U.S. Banking System Ready for a Post-Quantum Future?" Read the full piece by @est.csis.org non-resident Senior Technical Expert @sultanmeghji.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/2y6czwkd
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Is the U.S. Banking System Ready for a Post-Quantum Future?
Sultan Meghji argues that the hardest cryptographic deadline facing U.S. banks is being set by SWIFT and foreign supervisors, not Washington. Adversaries are harvesting encrypted financial traffic now...
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 17/09/2026
Are you a policymaker or professional working on economic, technology, and national security issues? Join our 2-Day Course: Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition Oct. 14–15 | At CSIS in Washington, D.C. or virtual Register here by Oct. 5: www.csis.org/executive-ed...
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Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition
Explore economic security and technology leadership in an era of rising geostrategic competition in this two-day course.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16/09/2026
Join CSIS Executive Education for an innovative new course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition. This two-day course explores the forces shaping the emerging global economic order. Join us October 14-15 at CSIS headquarters or virtually. Register today at cs.is/techcomp.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16/09/2026
Premiering tomorrow at 10:00 AM ET! Tune in to Betting on America as Anne Neuberger, General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at a16z and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, makes the case that technology leadership is security. tinyurl.com/57h6xkrb
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16/09/2026
Join CSIS Executive Education for an innovative new course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition. This two-day course explores the forces shaping the emerging global economic order. Join us October 14-15 at CSIS headquarters or virtually. Register today at cs.is/techcomp.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Is the U.S. preparing the infrastructure needed for quantum computing fast enough? CSIS Renewing American Innovation Fellow Hideki Tomoshige argues that the U.S. has a rare window to strengthen supply chains before quantum computing scales. Read here: tinyurl.com/bdh2b446
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Event: Tuesday, September 15, 9:00 AM Join the CSIS Energy Team for "Powering America: The Grid, Affordability, and Energy Dominance" Register here: www.csis.org/events/power...
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
EST non-resident Sr. Technical Expert @sultanmeghji.bsky.social is quoted in a new Bloomberg article examining the ongoing debate over cryptocurrency regulation, banking, and the CLARITY Act. Read the full Bloomberg article here: tinyurl.com/rz3ww78d
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Trump Pushes Crypto Bill, Escalating Industry’s Fight With Banks
Donald Trump welcomed crypto executives to the White House last month with a roll call of flattery: Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong was “one of the greats,” the president ...
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Could reopening the Strait of Hormuz without Gulf states set the stage for another conflict? CSIS Energy non-resident Sr. Associate Raad Alkadiri argues that shared governance, modeled on postwar Europe, could dilute leverage and foster long-term cooperation. Read here: tinyurl.com/4p5nuczz
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Hormuz Needs a Community, Not a Condominium
A deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that sidelines Gulf states would entrench coercion and invite a new conflict. Postwar Europe offers a better model: a shared governance mechanism that dilutes…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Can the U.S. and India build a trusted alternative to Chinese open-weight AI models? CSIS India Chair Fellow Aman Thakker argues that a corridor should be established for legally distilling U.S. frontier models into capable, low-cost open-weight models for the Global South. tinyurl.com/y93znhnb
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Distillation Under TRUST: The Case for a U.S.-India Trusted AI Model Distillation and Diffusion Corridor
Washington and New Delhi share a problem: Capable Chinese open-weight AI models are winning the Global South. A U.S.-India distillation corridor under TRUST could turn that shared vulnerability into…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
Can the U.S. win the AI race without fixing its spectrum policy? CSIS Strategic Tech's Director Matt Pearl and Grace Koh of Ciena argue that deploying AI across the economy will depend on making more mid-band spectrum available for commercial use. Read: tinyurl.com/4hyjtk3e
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Why the Administration Needs to Deliver on Spectrum
Congress set an ambitious mid-band spectrum agenda; now the White House must overcome federal resistance and deliver the wireless capacity needed to deploy AI across the physical economy.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14/09/2026
New piece! CSIS Econ Fellow Christopher Gundermann and CSIS Energy Associate Fellow Ray Cai argue that trade measures alone are unlikely to rebuild U.S. capacity without domestic incentives and a coordinated ex-China global market. Read here: tinyurl.com/34pxve65
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Polysilicon and the Merits of Trade Measures as Industrial Policy
Trade measures alone are unlikely to rebuild U.S. capacity without domestic incentives and a coordinated ex-China global market.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11/09/2026
Why are U.S. beef prices rising? CSIS Econ Program non-resident Sr. Adviser Bill Reinsch examines what's driving higher beef prices and efforts to bring them down. Read here: www.csis.org/analysis/whe...
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11/09/2026
After acquiring the original design from Iran, Russia has continuously adapted the Geran drone for the battlefield. A new brief from Senior Fellow Kateryna Bondar and Research Assistant Nicole Errera draws lessons for U.S. policymakers. Read the brief here: tinyurl.com/ctyvvenf
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11/09/2026
Why are some digital currencies struggling to gain users? Winning the digital currency race, however, requires more seamless and cost-efficient transactions than incumbent instruments. Read the report by CSIS Econ Program's Philip Luck, Richard Gray, and Justin Hu: tinyurl.com/2s3v72k5
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How Central Banks Can Win the Digital Currency Race
Central banks design digital currencies through adoption, sovereignty, and security matrices. Winning the digital currency race, however, requires more seamless and cost-efficient transactions than…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Cache Me If You Can "The Future of Intelligence: Cyber, AI, and the Human Edge" Ret. Brigadier General Melissa Stone joins CSIS Strategic Tech Director @techpolicywonk.bsky.social and Dep. Director Lauryn Williams to discuss AI in intelligence agencies. tinyurl.com/4rfxywyp
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11/09/2026
REGISTER NOW! Registration is now open for 'Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition,' a new two-day CSIS Executive Education course. October 14–15, 2026 CSIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C., or virtual Registration deadline: October 5 Register: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 02/09/2026
Can AI gains be distributed if people lack connectivity? “None of this will work if people do not have broadband access," argues Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Brookings Institution. Watch the full episode of Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/c359kfd3
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 01/09/2026
What could AI make possible in medicine? Tune in to Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social, @jointcenter.bsky.social, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dr. Nicol Turner Lee & Chanelle Hardy on how AI and reindustrialization can create new pathways to wealth. tinyurl.com/c359kfd3
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 26/08/2026
Now Hiring: Program Coordinator/Research Assistant, CSIS Economic Security & Technology Department Front Office Location: Washington, D.C. Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply here: tinyurl.com/wm6jk8df
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 20/08/2026
Now Hiring: Vice President, CSIS Economic Security & Technology Department Seeking a senior leader to support the Department President and EST’s seven research programs Deadline: Rolling — applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply Here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/centerforstr...
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 01/09/2026
Can AI create new pathways to wealth if workers aren’t trained? “We need a massive reskilling agenda,” argues @navingirishankar.bsky.social. Watch the conversation with @jointcenter.bsky.social, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dr. Nicol Turner Lee & Chanelle Hardy. tinyurl.com/23kmwpx7
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 31/08/2026
What lessons is China drawing from the Hormuz energy crisis? Join CSIS tomorrow, Sept. 1, 9–10 AM ET, for a discussion on China’s evolving energy strategy and its implications for regional and global energy security. Register here: tinyurl.com/3xx3b77n
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 31/08/2026
What are the impacts of the Strait of Hormuz’s closure on Pakistan's LNG imports? Read the commentary by CSIS Energy Program Associate Fellow, Caroline Russell, here: tinyurl.com/3f9munma
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Pakistan’s LNG Imports Under Pressure: Impacts of the Strait of Hormuz’s Closure and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Response
Pakistan’s dependence on Qatar for LNG has left it vulnerable to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the shutdown of Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG export terminal, forcing it to turn to diplomacy with…
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Sultan Meghji @sultanmeghji.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So excited to join @csis.org @est.csis.org @navingirishankar.bsky.social !
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 28/08/2026
We’re pleased to welcome Sultan Meghji to CSIS as Senior Technical Expert (Non-resident) with the EST Department. With three decades of experience across AI, fintech, cybersecurity, and financial resilience, Sultan brings valuable expertise to CSIS. Welcome, Sultan! tinyurl.com/3dt49zj8
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 28/08/2026
🔴 Live Now: 10:00 AM ET! Tune in to Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social, @jointcenter.bsky.social, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dr. Nicol Turner Lee & Chanelle Hardy on how AI and reindustrialization can create new pathways to wealth. tinyurl.com/c359kfd3
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Can AI and Reindustrialization Open New Pathways to Wealth for All? | Betting on America | CSIS Events
Join us for an episode of Betting on America, featuring a panel discussion on the AI revolution, reindustrialization, and new pathways to Black wealth. The panel was moderated by Joint Center…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 28/08/2026
TODAY at 10:00 AM ET! Tune in to Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social, @jointcenter.bsky.social, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dr. Nicol Turner Lee & Chanelle Hardy on how AI and reindustrialization can create new pathways to wealth. tinyurl.com/c359kfd3
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Can AI and Reindustrialization Open New Pathways to Wealth for All? | Betting on America | CSIS Events
Join us for an episode of Betting on America, featuring a panel discussion on the AI revolution, reindustrialization, and new pathways to Black wealth. The panel was moderated by Joint Center…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 27/08/2026
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM ET! Tune in to Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social, @jointcenter.bsky.social, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dr. Nicol Turner Lee & Chanelle Hardy on how AI and reindustrialization can create new pathways to wealth. tinyurl.com/c359kfd3
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 26/08/2026
Now Hiring: Program Coordinator/Research Assistant, CSIS Economic Security & Technology Department Front Office Location: Washington, D.C. Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply here: tinyurl.com/wm6jk8df
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 26/08/2026
ICYMI: Podcast Episode, The Trade Guys Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller welcome Zainab Usman, senior research scholar at the Columbia Univ. Energy Center on Global Energy Policy, to discuss critical minerals and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Listen: tinyurl.com/2e3h9tch
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Zainab Usman on Critical Minerals and AGOA | The Trade Guys | CSIS Podcasts
Bill and Scott welcome Zainab Usman, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, to discuss critical minerals and the African Growth and Opportunity Act…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 25/08/2026
The OpenAI-Hugging Face cyber incident exposes deep flaws both in the current cybersecurity practices of frontier labs and in the regulatory structures that oversee AI. Aalok Mehta, Director of @CSIS_AI explains what happened and how policymakers should respond. Read here: tinyurl.com/bdfdr5r9
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Out of Bounds: What the U.S. Government Should Do in Response to AI Agent Containment Failures
The OpenAI-Hugging Face cyber incident exposes deep flaws both in the current cybersecurity practices of frontier labs and in the regulatory structures that oversee AI. In a new commentary, Aalok…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 25/08/2026
How is technology reshaping U.S. economic and geopolitical power? Join CSIS Executive Education for a 2-day course, Economic Security in an Era of Global Technology Competition, October 14–15, 2026. For government, policy, and industry professionals. Register here: tinyurl.com/yx5v27k9
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 25/08/2026
New Podcast Episode: The Trade Guys Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller discuss the latest developments in US-Canada trade negotiations, a recent court ruling on the Trump administration's 2025 move to end the de minimis exemption, and a new White House report. Listen: tinyurl.com/sbxcncpj
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U.S.-Canada Trade, De Minimis Exemption, and Tariff Evasion and Transshipment | The Trade Guys | CSIS Podcasts
The Trade Guys discuss the latest developments in U.S.-Canada trade negotiations, a recent court ruling on the Trump administration's 2025 move to end the de minimis exemption, and a new White House…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 24/08/2026
The Case for Building 6G with Allies “To provide a European perspective, we view 6G not merely as a technological blueprint, but as an architecture of values.” — German Ambassador to the United States, Jens Hanefeld View the full episode of Betting on America here: tinyurl.com/axdmwpyy
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 21/08/2026
The Emperor’s Wardrobe Malfunction Bill Reinsch argues that countries have begun adapting to the Trump administration’s trade policy by pursuing nonbinding agreements that offer immediate appeasement but provide limited enforceability. Read more here: tinyurl.com/45skdmnf
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The Emperor’s Wardrobe Malfunction
In this week’s column, Bill Reinsch argues that countries have begun adapting to the Trump administration’s trade policy by pursuing nonbinding agreements that offer immediate appeasement but provide…
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 21/08/2026
New Podcast Episode: Cache Me If You Can "Making AI Work for Cyber Defenders" CSIS Strategic Tech's Lauryn Williams and Carol Kuntz explore how advances in AI are reshaping the balance between cyber attackers and defenders. Listen here: tinyurl.com/3wsdv2tz
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Making AI Work for Cyber Defenders | Cache Me If You Can | CSIS Podcasts
Carol Kuntz joins Lauryn Williams to explore how advances in AI are reshaping the balance between cyber attackers and defenders.
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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 21/08/2026
New Episode: The AI Policy Podcast "OpenAI Pauses RL Training and Anthropic Adds Watermarks to AI-Generated Text" @ai.csis.org's Aalok Mehta and Nicole Errera cover OpenAI's two-week pause on RL training, GLM-5.3, Claude’s EU AI Act compliance. Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/ai-...
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OpenAI Pauses RL Training and Anthropic Adds Watermarks to AI-Generated Text | The AI Policy Podcast | CSIS Podcasts
We cover OpenAI's two-week pause on RL training, GLM-5.3, Claude’s EU AI Act compliance.
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