dr. andreas kuehn
senior fellow
HIGHLIGHTS*
2016-2020: Senior Program Associate, EastWest Institute.
2016-2017: Adjunct Researcher, National Security Research Division, RAND Corporation.
2014-2016: Predoctoral Cybersecurity Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University.
Dr. Andreas Kuehn is a Senior Fellow at ORF America where he leads research on international cybersecurity cooperation within ORF America’s Cyberspace Cooperation Initiative. His work focuses on the new risks and challenges in international security at the intersection of emerging technology, cybersecurity, and technology governance.
His recent report Weathering Tech Nationalism: A Security and Trustworthiness Framework to Manage Cyber Supply Chain Risk examines trustworthiness and security in global ICT supply chains and outlines a framework to build trust and manage third-party risk. Other areas of recent work include: the implications of U.S. cyber strategy on international cybersecurity, the cybersecurity cooperation paradox, supply chain security capacity building, smart cities as sociotechnical systems, and cyberinsurance. Dr. Kuehn also organizes and participates in international convenings, Track-2 meetings and working groups to foster trust through dialogue and exchange.
Prior to joining ORF America, Dr. Kuehn was a Senior Program Associate at the EastWest Institute, where he led the development of EWI’s breakthrough group efforts and worked on U.S.-Russia and U.S.-China cybersecurity issues. Before that, he was a Cybersecurity Fellow at Stanford University and an adjunct researcher at RAND Corporation.
Dr. Kuehn is affiliated with Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation in Palo Alto, CA and the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. He received his M.Sc. in Information Systems from the University of Zurich and a Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from Syracuse University. He is originally from Zurich, Switzerland.
recent publications
Background Paper No. 26
By Jeffrey D. Bean and Andreas Kuehn
Background Paper No. 18
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn, Debra Decker, and Kathryn Rauhut
By Andreas Kuehn and Trisha Ray
To examine the policies and their challenges, this chapter draws from in-depth, expert interviews with current and former government officials, trade associations, industry decision-makers, and technology experts, as well as a systematic document analysis of publicly available government and corporate documents.
By Andreas Kuehn & Alexandra Paulus
Governments and industry have become increasingly aware of the security risk that software supply chains can cause if not managed properly.
By Andreas Kuehn
Supply chain breakdowns and disruptions through cyber or other means can have
significant regional and global effects.
By Andreas Kuehn
The industry has for long been criticized for not paying sufficient attention to the cybersecurity of its products.
By Andreas Kuehn
The global surge in demand for critical materials has given rise to new geopolitics.
By Andreas Kuehn & Sven Herpig
The EU must define what it understands as active cyber defence and how it relates to other cyber policy issues.
by Andreas Kuehn and Vaibhav Garg
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By Dr. Andreas Kuehn & Vaibhav Garg
A centralized, prescriptive approach may struggle with scalability, device diversity, and deployment complexity.
Originally published in Digital Frontiers, Observer Research Foundation
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn and Jan-Peter Kleinhans
Originally published by Observer Research Foundation
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn
Originally published in Digital Frontiers, Observer Research Foundation
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn
By Andreas Kuehn & Trisha Ray
Australian National University
Originally published in Arm Security Manifesto
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn
Event summary of an ORF America-RSIS cyber strategy seminar.
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn, Jared Mondschein, and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg
Originally published in Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 67
By Andreas Kuehn
In a race to develop ‘smart cities’, policymakers in metropolitan regions across the world are rapidly deploying IoT devices, sensors, and emerging ICTs, including AI and facial recognition to solve various urban governance challenges, including the need to increase efficiencies, and empower citizens.
By Dr. Andreas Kuehn and Bruce McConnell
recent events
Moderated by ORF America’s Dr. Andreas Kuehn
A Panel at RSA Conference on ‘Put A Label on It! Protecting IoT by Empowering Consumers’
Event at IGF 2021 on “Bringing practical tools to the global community to secure ICT supply chains”
Featuring Dr. Andreas Kuehn
Firebreaks and Firewalls
Moderated by ORF America’s Dr. Andreas Kuehn
media appearances
Featured in ‘The Indo-Pacific Current’ podcast by Pacific Forum on Defending Supply Chain Cyber Security .
Featured in ‘National Security Podcast’ an Asia and the Pacific Policy Society podcast.