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Nov 16, 2018

Securing the consumer internet of things

By Beau Woods and Jack Watson

Unfortunately, the norm for IoT devices is lax security—simple, hardcoded (unchangeable) passwords, and operating systems that can’t be patched or updated with security protection. Thus, on October 14, 2018, the United Kingdom’s department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) published its “Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security.”

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Governance and Cybersecurity

Nov 14, 2018

Utilizing the human element to mitigate today’s sophisticated cyber threat landscape

By Sean Berg

Cyber security investment continues to rise, but so does the volume of threats in stealing sensitive data. A paradigm shift in how we address cybersecurity is needed to stop this vicious cycle and empower cyber defenders with the right tools to mitigate the onslaught of cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity

Inflection Points

Nov 11, 2018

Trump’s test on Iran: Turning disruption to progress

By Frederick Kempe

Without minimizing the other challenges, my wager is that the Iran issue may become the Trump administration’s most defining foreign policy challenge over the coming two years, viewed alongside North Korea as part of a dual effort to counter rogue regimes.

Economic Sanctions Iran

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Nov 8, 2018

Violence against women driving migration from the Northern Triangle

By María Fernanda Pérez Arguello and Bryce Couch

To effectively address migration from the Northern Triangle, states must better understand how it is driven by sexual and gender-based violence.

Latin America Northern Triangle

EnergySource

Nov 7, 2018

The Three Seas Initiative: The way forward

By Fanni Virág

Last month, the third Summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) came to a successful close in Bucharest. The gathering, hosted by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, brought together leaders from Europe and the United States to present regional government-approved projects and concrete progress in the integration of 3SI’s framework, which aims to improve interconnectivity in […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Event Recap

Nov 7, 2018

Roundtable with Sudan’s minister of foreign affairs

By Africa Center

On November 7, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion featuring H.E. Dr. ElDirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Sudan, on the state of US-Sudan relations, as well as recent efforts by his government to mediate peace in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. In his remarks, […]

Africa Conflict

Inflection Points

Nov 4, 2018

US midterms’ World impact

By Frederick Kempe

Allies are worried that the American model is losing traction, prompting Chinese leaders to promote their state capitalist model as a viable alternative for developing and developed countries alike.

Elections United States and Canada

Inflection Points

Oct 28, 2018

The threat to Europe

By Frederick Kempe

The same brand of nationalism and populism that unifies Trump's voters, and inflames his detractors at home and abroad, is a far more fundamental challenge to one of history's great experiments, the European integration project that evolved after World War II.

European Union International Organizations
US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Oct 26, 2018

This is what a post-Mattis Pentagon will look like

By Todd Rosenblum

It is not clear when Mattis will leave the Pentagon. What is clear is that his departure will usher in a more conforming leader compliant to this particular president’s unusual and impulsive leadership style. That’s not good.

Security & Defense United States and Canada

2018 Elections in Latin America

Oct 25, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Partisan Debate and Electoral Violence in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

On October 7, a few hours after a runoff between the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Fernando Haddad was announced, capoeira master Moa do Katende was stabbed to death in a bar.

Brazil Disinformation