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In “Reforming the U.S. Approach to Data Protection and Privacy,” a February 2018 report from the Council on Foreign Relations, author Nuala O’Connor, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology, argues that the US is lagging behind other Western nations when it comes to personal-data protection, since the existing data rules are lackluster and differ between different sectors. “U.S. citizens and companies suffer from this uneven approach—citizens because their data is not adequately protected, and companies because they are saddled with contradictory and sometimes competing requirements,” the report reads.  “It is past time for Congress to create a single legislative data-protection mandate to protect individuals’ privacy and reconcile the differences between state and federal requirements.”

“With Great Power: Modifying US Arms Sales to Reduce Civilian Harm,” a January 2018 joint report from the Center for Civilians in Conflict and the Stimson Center, highlights the “legal, moral, repetitional, and strategic risks” posed by the illicit acquisition or use of weapons built or sold by the US,  “describes major gaps and risks in the US arms sales process” that make negative consequences more likely “especially for civilians in conflict” and presents “recommendations for the State and Defense Departments and the US Congress.”