Network Futures: 5G, SDN and the Internet

07/10/19 • 88 min

Telecom technology is changing again, and it's more than the move to 5G. How and when it changes will have a major effect on key issues like Huawei's efforts to dominate the telecom market, supply chain diversity, and how your phone, car or factory connects to the internet. New technologies will reshape the security debate and markets. Listen for an interactive discussion of the policy and business implication of the future of 5G.

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A Different Kind of Prison: Mass Surveillance in Xinjiang and Its Global Implications

Listen as the Human Rights Initiative at CSIS holds a discussion on the mass detention and surveillance of Muslims in Xinjiang, China and the risks such technologies may pose as they are implemented in other areas of China and globally.
Over one million Uyghurs and Muslims from other ethnic minority groups have been detained by the Chinese government and sent to “re-education” internment camps. Sources indicate that detainees are psychologically and physically abused. Uyghurs outside the camps in Xinjiang are also not free, as they are kept under constant surveillance, often using advanced technology. The Chinese government is increasingly testing this technology in Xinjiang and exporting it nationally and globally, with concerning implications for democracy and human rights.
This event will focus on how this surveillance technology is being used and disseminated across the globe, which poses a risk of great harm to human rights and democracy, particularly if deployed without adequate safeguards.

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G20 Osaka Debrief: What, So What, Now What?

On June 28-29, government leaders representing 85 percent of the global economy convened in Osaka, Japan, for the 14th Group of Twenty (G20) Summit. While most media attention focused on developments outside the meeting room, including a trade truce between the United States and China, the discussions inside the room produced their share of fireworks—as well as some progress on the global economic agenda. Listen as we debrief on G20 Osaka outcomes and next steps.