Digital Policy

AC Selects: Escalation in Ukraine, semiconductor shortages, and Europe’s digital agenda

Week of January 14, 2022 This week, catch two #ACFrontPage highlights from the GeoTech and Eurasia Center. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak talks potential escalations in Ukraine by the Russian federation. Followed by Intel CEO, Patrick Gelsinger giving examples on the vital need for semiconductors in a post-pandemic era. […]

AC Selects: US allies, Ukraine’s endgame, and Venezuela’s path forward

Week of January 9, 2021 This week, Scowcroft Center experts discussed how the United States will meet future defense challenges in cooperation with allies and partners. The Eurasia Center convened its experts to contemplate Russia’s endgame in Ukraine, and what might the Kremlin hope to achieve by escalating its invasion? Finally, the Latin America Center […]

AC Selects: Highlights from 360/StratCom 2021

Week of December 12, 2021 The Digital Forensic Research Lab hosts its annual government-to-government forum, 360/StratCom, on the margins of the Biden Administration’s Summit for Democracy. The three-day forum convened government officials from allied countries with civil society leaders and industry representatives. Watch a series of private and public conversations on everything from digital policy […]

So much for a ‘world without borders’? Countries are marking their territory in cyberspace.

By Alix Desforges and Aude Géry

State borders in cyberspace are more complex, more fluid, and perpetually being reconfigured.

Beyond the peninsula: US-ROK cooperation on digital connectivity in the Indo-Pacific

By Miyeon Oh

This issue brief examines digital connectivity efforts through a snapshot of Indonesia and Vietnam to show how China’s neighbors in Asia are on different trajectories in response to US-China strategic competition.

The 5×5—Hindsight 2021: Cybersecurity is hard

By Simon Handler

We brought together a group of distinguished experts to unpack the year that was and provide an outlook on the cyber policy challenges that lie ahead.

Event recap: “The transformative potential of crypto and blockchain for Pakistan”

By Fahim Ahmad

The Atlantic Council South Asia Center's Pakistan initiative, convened a panel discussion on December 13 to discuss the potential of digital currency in Pakistan and how it will benefit the socio-economic situation in the country.

Towards a Better Internet

By Maxwell Kushnir

Some think our current Web 2.0 is flawed. Dr. George Zarkadakis, nonresident senior fellow at the Geotech Center, believes Web 2.0 is problematic and ays the intellectual groundwork for a new internet.