Economic and Financial Power Research Fall 2026 Internship
FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research center focused on technology innovation, cybersecurity, AI-related threats, and U.S. national security.
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About FDD Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
CCTI is an internal center of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. It combines research, experimentation, and interdisciplinary study to develop technology, governance, and policy responses to cyber and emerging-technology threats. Its stated initiatives include CSC 2.0, the Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab, and cyber-enabled economic warfare research.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support research on United States economic security projects, including sanctions, economic statecraft, illicit finance, corruption risks, supply-chain dependencies, trade enforcement, digital currencies, and economic power projection. You will collaborate with subject-matter experts and develop your academic and analytical skills.
Requirements
- At least a 3.2 GPA
- Relevant coursework in specified policy, economics, communications, data analytics, or STEM fields
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic Excel skills
- Commitment of at least 22 hours per week
- Eligibility to work in the United States
- Resume or CV
- Cover letter
- Writing sample of no more than three pages
- Unofficial transcript
Responsibilities
- Provide research support for economic-security projects
- Research sanctions, economic statecraft, illicit finance, corruption risks, supply chains, trade enforcement, digital currencies, and economic power projection
Benefits
- Stipend eligibility
- Assistance seeking academic credit
- Hybrid internship option
- Remote internship option
- Twice-monthly speaker series