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Upcoming Event
How should antitrust policy account for national security without sacrificing competition and innovation? Join us for a discussion on how competition policy can shape U.S. technological leadership in an era of growing geopolitical rivalry.
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#TechNews in the U.S.
The Pentagon is investigating freezer malfunctions at at least six military bases as a suspected cyberattack after systems were switched into defrost mode or higher temperatures.
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#TechNews in Ukraine
A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro’s main railway station, killing 13 people and wounding at least five.
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Does breaking up big tech make America more competitive but weaken its national security? @TMTPolicyWonk and @lauryndsw sit down with USC law professor Jonathan Barnett to discuss antitrust and innovation in an era of great-power competition.
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#TechNews in Iran
A Reuters investigation found that Iran used a network of over 5,000 defense-linked agencies to import at least $2 billion in hardware, explosives, and other military supplies since 2025, circumventing Western sanctions and blockades.
reuters.com/world/iran/irans…
Exciting updates from the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program!
We're pleased to announce Taylar Rajic as a Fellow and Kuhu Badgi as Program Manager and Research Associate. We look forward to continuing to grow our team and advance our work on critical technology policy issues!
#TechNews in Vietnam
Vietnam’s planned $1.3 billion semiconductor fabrication plant may miss its 2027 target for trial production, raising questions about the country’s efforts to establish domestic chipmaking capabilities.
techinasia.com/news/vietnams…
#TechNews in India
Tata Communications plans to invest up to $450 million to build a 10,000 km fiber network connecting India’s major AI data centers and tech hubs. The “AI Super Highway” will be rolled out in phases.
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The FCC's Covered List sits at the intersection of national security, economic policy, and tech supply chains. In this piece, we examine how the list addresses the security risks of communications tech while navigating broader strategic priorities.
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STP Commentary
AI is a technology every service will use, not a domain of its own. Joshua Stiefel and Rob T. Lee argue the "SI Force" should instead be a Cyber Force, since cyberspace remains the only warfighting domain without a dedicated service.
csis.org/analysis/ai-force-u…
#TechNews in the US
Claude reportedly bypassed a paywall to access Georgia’s publicly available aggregate vote counts without human authorization. The company said the model did not access voter registration systems or alter individual records.
axios.com/2026/10/25/anthrop…
How is the private sector's role in US cyber operations expanding? CSIS Scholars explore the growing role of private companies in offensive cyber operations, including the implications of the industry's active role in countering cyber threats.
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The CSIS STP winter internship is now open! If you're interested in researching policy on spectrum, cybersecurity, quantum, AI, and other strategic technologies, we encourage you to visit our application page to learn more about the opportunity.
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New Podcast
How is the private sector's role in US cyber operations expanding? CSIS Scholars explore the growing role of private companies in offensive cyber operations, including the implications of industry's active role in countering cyber threats.
csis.org/podcasts/cache-me-i…
#TechNews in Taiwan
US defense companies have signed at least 13 deals with Taiwanese hardware firms since September 2025 to build a drone supply chain that excludes Chinese components.
wsj.com/tech/u-s-defense-sta…
#TechNews in Europe
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud will provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with access to their frontier AI models and $3 million in computing credits through the EU’s RAISE initiative.
tech.eu/2026/10/14/google-to…
#TechNews in Russia
Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s largest data center, owned by Sberbank. The facility in the Saratov region is linked to Russia’s AI ambitions, including the development of its GigaChat model.
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STP is very excited to welcome A'ndre Gonawela, who is joining CSIS as a Fellow in our program.
At STP, A’ndre will help advance our research on emerging technologies and the critical policy choices they present.
#TechNews in the Netherlands
Dutch company Intelic is using AI to connect different drone systems in Ukraine, allowing radar, sensors, cameras, and drones from different manufacturers to work together to help detect, identify, and intercept enemy drones.
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#TechNews in Switzerland
Switzerland’s federal pension fund Publica has confirmed a data leak following a cyberattack on an external software provider in late September.
swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-polit…
