This Does Not Compute

In this episode, Jim Lewis speaks with John Smee, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies. They speak about semiconductor regulations, the CHIPS Act, innovation and competition, American 5G implementation, and much more. 

In this episode, Jim Lewis speaks with Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at NTT Corporation in Tokyo. They discuss the current state of Japanese cybersecurity, relations with China, public-private partnerships, cyber threat perceptions, and more.

In this episode, Jim Lewis and Greg Allen speak with Walter Scott, Chief Technology Officer at Maxar Technologies. The episode discusses innovations in space technology, the geopolitical implications of these innovations, and more.  

CSIS guest host Caitlin Chin sits down with Lisa Macpherson, a senior policy analyst at Public Knowledge, to discuss how the news industry has been affected by digital transformation, particularly as large technology platforms increase their market share of online advertising. In addition, they examine policy frameworks to support the news industry—including negotiation models such as the U.S. Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) and Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, as well as alternative proposals such as tax credits for local newspapers, non-profit status for media outlets, taxes on large digital platforms, and public broadcasting services.

In this episode, guest host Caitlin Chin joins Lydia X. Z. Brown and Ridhi Shetty of the Center for Democracy & Technology to discuss why automated surveillance technologies can pose disproportionate harms for disabled individuals. They discuss how algorithms are often built around ableist norms and standards, and why the rise of automated surveillance technologies across numerous use cases—including remote proctoring, social media tracking, and worker productivity monitoring—both reinforce risks of discrimination and present new legal and policy challenges.

In this episode, guest host Caitlin Chin, a Fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program, speaks with Zach Meyers, a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform. They preview the forthcoming Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act in the EU, analyze transatlantic trends related to competition in digital markets, and discuss opportunities for EU-U.S. alignment on antitrust principles and enforcement.

In this episode, Jim Lewis talks with Carol Kuntz, adjunct fellow at CSIS and adjunct professor at Georgetown and George Washington Universities. They talk about Kuntz’s latest report on the development, best practices, and implications of the purposeful manipulation of genomes.

In this episode, guest host Caitlin Chin and Fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program, speaks with Kirk Nahra, Partner and Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice at WilmerHale and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at American University. They talk about developing federal and state privacy legislation in the United States, recent enforcement trends in the United States and European Union, and the importance of clear boundaries on data use for businesses.

In this episode, Jim Lewis talks with Jeff Greene, Chief of Cyber Response and Policy on the National Security Council. They talk about the development and implementation of Executive Order 14028, ransomware, open-source software security, public-private cooperation, and more.

In this episode, Jim Lewis talks to Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Mike Brown. They discuss aligning national security innovation to the work in the private sector, specifically a “fast follower” strategy to adopting commercial technology.