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Globalization

    Articles

        The U.S. Escalates its WTO Complaint Against China
        John Hillery, August 31, 2007
       
        Global Value Chain Self-Assesment Tool:  Overview of Results for China 
        August 24, 2007

        Building an Information Technology Industry in China
        James A. Lewis, May 8, 2007

        National Policies for Innovation and Growth in Mexico
        James A. Lewis, June 29, 2006

        Action on European Software Patents
        John S. Hillery, May 2006

        Battling Patent Trolls
        John S. Hillery, May 2006

        Waiting for Sputnik:  Basic Research and Strategic Competition
        James A. Lewis, March 2006   (executive summary)

        Remarks on the State of the Union Address
        James A. Lewis, February 1, 2006

        CFIUS - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
        James A. Lewis, February, 2006
      
        Elements of Innovation
        James A. Lewis, August 15, 2005

        U.S. Reviews Chinese Firm's UNOCAL Bid
        NPR's All Things Considered Interview with James Lewis
        July 13, 2005

        Effect of U.S.-China Trade on the Defense Industrial Base
        Testimony of James A. Lewis Before the U.S.-China Commission
        June 23, 2005

        "Beyond CFIUS"
        James A. Lewis, Federal Communications Law Journal, Spring 2005

       Globalization and National Security
       James A. Lewis, December 2004  (executive summary)

       Pre- & Post-Conflict Stability Operations
       June 23, 2004

       Globalization and Its Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests
       May 2004

       Technology Transfer in China
       Testimony of James A. Lewis Before the U.S.-China Commission
       January 17, 2002

    Events  
      
       January 18, 2008 - Innovation and Education:  Are We Investing Well?
       October 4, 2007 - Sputnik Again?
       October 28, 2005 - Basic Research and National Security
       June 24, 2005 - Increasing High Technology Innovation in North America
       June 22, 2005 - R&D Funding for a New Strategic Environment
     
 

Export Controls

          Recent Events
         
          March 25, 2008
          Commerce Department Export Control Reforms
          View Agenda and Listen to Audio

          February 26, 2008
          State Department Export Control Reforms
          View Agenda and Listen to Audio
      

Recent Articles
   
    Multilateral Arms Transfer Restraint: The Limits of Cooperation
    Arms Control Today, November 2005
    by James A. Lewis
   
    Commercial Aircraft Sales Should Not Require an Arms Export License
    by James A. Lewis, January 1, 2004

This report examines the relationship between information technology and national security:
Computer Exports and National Security in a Global Era
by James A. Lewis, June 2001

•  Proliferation and Cooperation
•  Multilateral Cooperation on Export Controls
•  Computer Technology and National Security
•  Conclusion

    Export Controls that Work in the 21st Century
    by James A. Lewis, April 2001

In addition to these papers, view the U.S. China Commission testimonies by James Lewis.

Spectrum Management and RFID

Allocating spectrum among competing national needs - national security, economic growth, technological progress and public safety - poses a difficult challenge. Technological change and a growing demand for wireless communication services has put the allocation of spectrum in the United States under pressure. International developments also press on U.S. spectrum management, as Europe and Japan move ahead with allocations for 3rd Generation wireless applications and as global demand for spectrum increases.

CSIS held a study of policies and processes for U.S. spectrum allocation in its international and national contexts. The study sought to find ways to balance competing priorities and to improve management of the allocation process. To launch the study, CSIS organized a series of Spectrum Management Roundtables where respected experts from both government and the private sector discussed spectrum allocation and the long-term spectrum management needs and goals for the U.S. government and economy.  At each session, a keynote speaker put forth issues and options. A panel of "stakeholders" followed each presentation and commented on the session topic for discussion by the audience.

RFID: Best Practices and Websites

Much Smoke, No Fire:  The RFID Debate
November 21, 2006

Spectrum Management for the 21st Century
View Executive Summary

The Technology and Public Policy Program has also done work on the emerging use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and its policy implications.