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Climbing the ladder: How the west can manage escalation in Ukraine and beyond

In-Depth Research & Reports Oct 4, 2021

Raising the colors: Signaling for cooperation on maritime cybersecurity

By William Loomis, Virpratap Vikram Singh, Dr. Gary C. Kessler, Dr. Xavier Bellekens

Few industries are as critical to the global economy as the maritime transportation system (MTS). However, the efficient operation of the MTS is at risk, as the industry is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats. The MTS must work to raise its baseline for cybersecurity and better protect its actors from systemic cyber threats going forward.

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Climbing the ladder: How the west can manage escalation in Ukraine and beyond

Issue Brief Aug 31, 2021

Trusted connectivity: A framework for a free, open, and connected world

By Kaush Arha

As democracies address the global demand for a free, open, and connected world while ensuring that local and global emissions targets are met, they need an organizing framework: the concept of “trusted connectivity.”
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Climbing the ladder: How the west can manage escalation in Ukraine and beyond

New Atlanticist Aug 4, 2021

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis: We need to become a ‘harder target’ for our adversaries

By Katherine Walla

How do you strengthen an entire nation’s cyber defenses? That’s the task facing Inglis, who spoke about his priorities in his new White House role at the Atlantic Council.

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Apr 21, 2022

Climbing the ladder: How the west can manage escalation in Ukraine and beyond

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and NATO’s response increase the possibility of purposeful or inadvertent escalation in Europe. Understanding how these dynamics might impact the war and further degrade transatlantic stability is critical.

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In-Depth Research & Reports

Apr 18, 2022

America the Unready: Viking Age lessons for ransomware

By Emma Schroeder

"America the Unready: Viking Age lessons for ransomware" explores the rising tide of ransomware and presents three lessons that the US Government can learn from the English Viking Age about combating persistent, distributed threats through strengthening collective resilience and defense.

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Apr 14, 2022

Grieco in Inkstick: Discussing the shades of gray within conflicts

By Atlantic Council

On April 14, Kelly Grieco was featured in Inkstick’s Adults in a Room series on the topic of gray zone conflict.    “Before Feb. 24, 2022, Russia had earned a reputation in the West as a master of the so-called gray zone for its activities in Crimea. President Vladimir Putin had used a combination of […]

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Mar 30, 2022

Preparing the next phase of US cyber strategy

By Jenny Jun

Table of contents Executive summaryIntroductionDefend Forward and its risksDoes the current strategy incentivize others to minimize accidents and reckless behavior?Does the current strategy sufficiently clarify the United States’ cyber deterrence posture?Policy implications and conclusionExplicit bargaining matters How, when, and what, to Defend ForwardEndnotes Cyber Strategy Series The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, within the Scowcroft […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2022

Europe should take aim at its true data threat: Russia

By Kenneth Propp

Over the past decade, the EU's data overseers have focused almost monomaniacally on the United States. Russia's war in Ukraine shows why that is the wrong approach.

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Britain Debrief

Mar 26, 2022

#BritainDebrief – What’s the Future of Russia and its War? A Debrief from Dmitri Alperovitch

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviews Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator think tank and the Co-Founder of Crowdstrike, to learn more about under what circumstances Russia would retreat from Ukraine. How will the Russian political system change in response to a retreat? Would Putin's rule be threatened by a tactical defeat in Ukraine?

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The 5×5

Mar 21, 2022

The 5×5—Russia’s cyber statecraft

By Simon Handler

Five experts share their perspectives on what recent cyber developments related to Russia's war in Ukraine indicate about Russian cyber behavior.

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In the News

Mar 18, 2022

Brooks on Real Time with Bill Maher on US cybersecurity

By Atlantic Council

Max Brooks discusses US cybersecurity and Russian gray zone operations on Real Time with Bill Maher.

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In the News

Mar 17, 2022

Azodi quoted in Deustche Welle on the cyber dimensions of conflict between Iran and Istael

By Atlantic Council

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In-Depth Research & Reports

Mar 14, 2022

Targeting Ukraine through Washington: Russian election interference, Ukraine, and the 2024 US election 

By Gavin Wilde and Justin Sherman

US officials should recognize that Ukraine’s trajectory has always been a centerpiece of Russian interference in US elections. Doing so should guide US policymakers’ observations of what is happening now in Ukraine—and their preparations for what promises to be a climactic 2024 US election cycle.

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