Emily Benson
Emily Benson is director of Project on Trade and Technology, and senior fellow of Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she focuses on trade, investment, and technology issues primarily in the transatlantic context. Prior to joining CSIS, she managed transatlantic legislative relations at a European foundation, focusing on trade relations and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. She also worked to combat money laundering via the illicit flow of art from conflict zones and spent several years at an international law firm focused on sanctions and export controls. During graduate school, Emily spent a summer in the trade section at the EU Delegation to the United States, working on digital regulation and trade remedies. Her commentary and research have appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and Politico, and she is regularly quoted in domestic and international news outlets. She received her joint BA in international affairs and political science from the University of Colorado and her MA in political science from the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Fluent in French, Emily has lived abroad in France, Indonesia, and Switzerland.
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Emily Benson's Reports
Transatlantic Trade and Climate: A Strategic Roadmap for 2024
A new white paper from the Project on Trade and Technology provides a strategic roadmap for transatlantic trade and climate policy in 2024.
Report by Emily Benson — January 31, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Winning the Economic and Tech Race
Digital Report by James Andrew Lewis, Emily Benson, William Alan Reinsch, Sujai Shivakumar, Joseph Majkut, Ben Cahill, Ilaria Mazzocco, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — January 30, 2024
Transatlantic Trade and Climate: Evaluating Differences and Commonalities in Mutual Approaches
Report by Emily Benson — December 18, 2023
Establishing a New Multilateral Export Control Regime
Report by Emily Benson and Catharine Mouradian — November 2, 2023
Emily Benson's Analysis
Navigating Tides: The European Union’s Expanding Role in the Indo-Pacific
A CQ from the Project on Trade and Technology takes a look at the increased presence of the European Union in the Indo-Pacific as economic security concerns rise.
Critical Questions by Gloria Sicilia and Emily Benson — March 5, 2024
The Executive Action on Sensitive Bulk and Government-Related Data Sales to Adversary Nations
Commentary by Emily Benson, Samm Sacks, and Peter Swire — February 29, 2024
Previewing the Italian G7 Presidency
Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — February 20, 2024
The Fifth Ministerial of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council
Critical Questions by Emily Benson — February 7, 2024
In the News
バイデン氏、日鉄の米社買収に反対示唆 「米国で所有を」
Emily Benson in The Nikkei — March 15, 2024
You say strategic autonomy, I say blatant protectionism
Emily Benson in Politico — March 14, 2024
You say strategic autonomy, I say blatant protectionism
Emily Benson in Politico — March 14, 2024
Will TikTok be Banned?
Emily Benson in Bloomberg — March 14, 2024
China's lidar technology faces intensified scrutiny in U.S.
Emily Benson in Nikkei Asia — March 12, 2024
Analysts: Executive order on data flows ‘further complicates’ U.S. digital trade position
Emily Benson in Inside U.S. Trade — March 5, 2024
'Game-changing' Tech Fuels US Relook At China Data Risks
Emily Benson in AFP — March 2, 2024
Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles
Emily Benson in Foreign Policy — March 1, 2024
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Evolving Tech: Innovation, Competition, and Change
Report Launch: Optimizing U.S. Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies - Working with Partners
Event — March 5, 2024
Navigating Tides: The European Union’s Expanding Role in the Indo-Pacific
Critical Questions by Gloria Sicilia and Emily Benson — March 5, 2024
The Executive Action on Sensitive Bulk and Government-Related Data Sales to Adversary Nations
Commentary by Emily Benson, Samm Sacks, and Peter Swire — February 29, 2024
Transatlantic Trade and Climate: A Strategic Roadmap for 2024
Event — February 26, 2024
Previewing the Italian G7 Presidency
Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — February 20, 2024
“The Fifth Ministerial of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council”: Audio Brief with Emily Benson
Podcast Episode by Emily Benson — February 8, 2024
The Fifth Ministerial of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council
Critical Questions by Emily Benson — February 7, 2024
The Transatlantic Economic Security Agenda
Event — January 31, 2024
Transatlantic Trade and Climate: A Strategic Roadmap for 2024
Report by Emily Benson — January 31, 2024