James A. Lewis

James Andrew Lewis is a Distinguished Fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Dr. James Andrew Lewis is an author whose current work focuses on how to make American foreign policy effective, how innovation changes global competition, and how technology reshapes societies. He drafted the first comprehensive national strategy for cybersecurity and developed groundbreaking policies for satellites, semiconductors, telecommunications, and internet policy. Jim led a long-running Track 1.5 dialogue with Chinese counterparts on cybersecurity and espionage. At the direction of the UN GGE Chairs, he drafted the 2010, 2103, and 2015 Reports that led to global agreement on Norms for Responsible State Behavior in cyberspace. 

His government service included assignments to insurgencies in Central America, the liberation of Panama, and the first Gulf War. He was a delegate to the Cambodia peace talks, the P-5 talks on conventional arms transfers, and the negotiations that created the Wassenaar Arrangement. Jim co-drafted the text of the Wassenaar Arrangement. He directed the first substantial redrafting of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. In support of national intelligence programs, he created policies and regulations liberalizing exports of encryption and reconnaissance satellites.

Jim has published over 400 articles, essays, and reports, co-edited three books, and has a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has been a member of federal advisory boards for commercial remote sensing, internet policy, spectrum management, and foreign investment. He is frequently quoted in the media and serves on the board of a communications company.