Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Taking Cyber to the Hill: The Future of Internet Governance

On Monday, June 17, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, held a discussion on Capitol Hill about the future of Internet governance with Dr. Greg Rattray, CEO and founder of Delta Risk, and Dr. Paul Twomey, former president of ICANN and founder of Argo P@cific. The discussion, moderated by the Atlantic Council’s Mr. Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, was coordinated with the office of Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), who also delivered closing remarks in which he emphasized the importance of an open Internet for both American prosperity and the promoting freedom worldwide.

Film Screening: Belarussian Dream

On June 17, the Atlantic Council, Belarussian-American Association, Freedom House, and the Joint Baltic American National Committee held a screening of the Belarusian film “Belarussian Dream” by Ekaterina Kibalchich.

Roundtable on Egypt’s Ongoing Political Crisis

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a roundtable discussion with former member of parliament and founding member of Egypt’s Social Democratic Party Ziad Bahaa-Eldin on the ongoing crisis in Egypt.

Nordic-Baltic Security Challenges in the Context of NATO’s Crisis Management System

On June 11, the Atlantic Council collaborated with the Embassy of Estonia to host a private strategy session on NATO’s deterrence capabilities and crisis management systems through the lens of Nordic-Baltic security challenges.

Roundtable Discussion with Admiral Dennis Blair

On June 7, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East co-hosted a roundtable conversation with former Director of National Intelligence, Admiral (Ret.) Dennis Blair on the role of the armed forces in fostering democratic development around the world.

Stability and Reconstruction Operations Under Fire

On June 6, the South Asia Center hosted a discussion with Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Mr. Bowen addressed lessons learned from Iraq and the need for a new model for stability and reconstruction operations (SROs).

Protests in Turkey: What’s Next?

By Jason Harmala

On June 5, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a members’ conference call with former US Ambassador to Turkey and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Ross Wilson and the newly appointed Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Dr. Sabine Freizer on the current protests in Turkey and what to expect next.