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Mieke Eoyang

Former DASD for Cyber Policy

Mieke Eoyang
Mieke Eoyang is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, and a former professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She is a non-resident senior fellow at the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology. The views expressed are those of the author. 
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Military AI needs guardrails—not to slow it down, but to keep it useful

Modifying commercial models isn’t as easy as removing the parts that discourage users from killing people.

  • Mieke Eoyang
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The CIA Needs an Independent Thinker—Not Gina Haspel

Her torture-ridden track record suggests a history of poor judgment.

  • Mieke Eoyang, The Atlantic
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Hey, @Twitter, It’s Time to Talk about President Trump

The president’s amplification of the things he finds in his mentions is putting national security at risk.

  • Mieke Eoyang
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FBI Director Comey Is Wrong: Strong Encryption Makes Us All Safer

Forcing companies to keep cyber back doors for law enforcement gives adversaries a way in, too.

  • Mieke Eoyang
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‘Back to the Future’ Foreign Policy

Defense spending as a share of GDP measures militarization of our society, but that does not necessarily mean strength. By Ben Freeman and Mieke Eoyang

  • Ben Freeman and Mieke Eoyang
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Is China Building a Trojan Horse into NATO Through Turkey?

Why is Turkey is buying China’s anti-missile system when it already has NATO’s Patriot system? Here’s why Ankara should beware Chinese defense corporations bearing gifts. By Aki Peritz & Mieke Eoyang

  • Aki Peritz and Mieke Eoyang