Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Transcript: A Conversation with H.E. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

By Atlantic Council

One week after the UAE-US-Israeli joint statement announcing that the UAE and Israel have normalized relations, H.E. Anwar Gargash discusses how the two countries reached this historic agreement and explore the deal’s regional implications.

What world post COVID-19?: A conversation with Dr. Conrad Tucker

By Peter Engelke, Anca Agachi

Dr. Conrad Tucker, professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, explains how the pandemic is changing the conversations around higher education and emerging technologies.

Event recap | Data salon episode 3: Coordinating data privacy and the public interest

By Henry Westerman

On Wednesday, July 30, the GeoTech Center hosted the third episode of the Data Salon series in partnership with Accenture. The virtual event hosted by Dr. Divya Chander, Chair of Neuroscience at Singularity University, and Ms. Krista Pawley, Principal and Culture and Reputation Architect at Imperative Impact, in conversation with audience members from across the data and innovation space.

Transcript: A conversation with Hillary Clinton on the 2020 election and America’s role in the world

During an Atlantic Council Front Page event broadcast on August 17, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that “we’re going to have to quickly move to try to regain leadership and rebuild our alliances and make clear to our competitors and adversaries that… the vacuum is no more, that the United States is going to resume a position of global leadership and bring people together around common threats, whether it be climate change or the global pandemic.”

Handler in Lawfare: Normalizing Arab-Israeli Relations Through Cybersecurity Cooperation

By Atlantic Council

This diplomatic rekindling between Israel and the Arab world offers an opportunity for the United States to establish a regional cybersecurity cooperation center dedicated to the protection of critical infrastructure.

Event Recap: Countering the Maduro regime’s global web of illicit activities

By Cecilia Godoy

In the panel discussion, speakers discussed the threat of irregular armed groups to stabilization in Venezuela, US policy towards the Maduro regime, and the role of the international community, and especially Europe, in placing additional international pressure on the regime’s criminal network.

NATO’s progress on burden sharing remains strong

By Bradley Hazen

While movement towards the two percent may seem slow, it is clear that NATO allies are making significant changes to their defense spending.

#DFRLabCoffeeBreak with InternetLab Head of Research Heloisa Massaro

DFRLab's Assignment Editor and Research Associate, Luiza Bandeira sits down with Heloisa Massaro, Head of Research at InternetLab to discuss COVID-19, disinformation, and Brazil.