Elsa B. Kania


Elsa B. Kania is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University. Her research primarily concentrates on U.S.-China relations, Chinese military modernization, and emerging technologies. Her views are her own.

Articles by Elsa B. Kania
A large group of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump raise signs and flags on the grounds of the Capitol
A large group of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump raise signs and flags on the grounds of the Capitol
International students from China in California
International students from China in California
Joan Wong illustration for Foreign Policy
Joan Wong illustration for Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy illustration
Foreign Policy illustration
People walk past a Huawei store in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
People walk past a Huawei store in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
(Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images/iStockphoto/Foreign Policy illustration)
(Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images/iStockphoto/Foreign Policy illustration)
"Han the Robot" waits on stage before a discussion about the future of humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) by Hanson Robotics at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong on July 12, 2017.
Artificial intelligence is the dominant theme at this year's sprawling RISE tech conference at the city's harbourfront convention centre, but the live robot exchange took the AI debate to another level. / AFP PHOTO / ISAAC LAWRENCE        (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)
"Han the Robot" waits on stage before a discussion about the future of humanity in a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) by Hanson Robotics at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong on July 12, 2017. Artificial intelligence is the dominant theme at this year's sprawling RISE tech conference at the city's harbourfront convention centre, but the live robot exchange took the AI debate to another level. / AFP PHOTO / ISAAC LAWRENCE (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP/Getty Images)