Kyle Fendorf

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Kyle Fendorf

Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy

Kyle Fendorf is the research associate for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was a research assistant at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College in public policy and politics, philosophy, and economics.

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