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Blog Post

Jul 20, 2020

What world post COVID-19?: A conversation with Dr. Kim Roberts

By Anca Agachi, Peter Engelke

Dr. Kim Roberts, security studies expert, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed thinking around national security and the US role in the world, and outlines the uncertainties ahead.

China
Coronavirus

In the News

Jul 17, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: China And Iran Approach Massive $400 Billion Deal

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 17, 2020

Fishman interviewed on ChinaTalk about sanctions and geopolitics

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Edward Fishman joins the ChinaTalk podcast to discuss his work in sanctions and the international order.

Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Jul 16, 2020

US tech wins a round in Apple case at the European Court of Justice

By Kenneth Propp

Apple’s victory in the Irish tax question stands in sharp contrast to a series of defeats that US technology companies including Facebook and Google have suffered at the European Court of Justice in recent years in privacy-related cases.

Digital Policy
European Union

In the News

Jul 16, 2020

Slavin quoted in VOA News on international arms embargo on Iran

Economic Sanctions
Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Jul 16, 2020

Will Ukraine’s new central bank chief be independent?

By David Clark

President Zelenskyy has appointed Kyrylo Shevchenko as Governor of Ukraine's National Bank but questions remain over whether the new NBU chief will be able to remain truly independent.

Democratic Transitions
Economy & Business
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GeoTech Cues

Jul 16, 2020

Welcoming our GeoTech Fellows

By David Bray

Introducing the growing cohort of GeoTech Fellows. Our fellows are #ChangeAgents providing expertise and tackling the most pressing problems in technology and data.

Economy & Business
Entrepreneurship

In the News

Jul 15, 2020

Dr. David Bray: Can people, data, and technology help build a shock-resistant planet?

By Atlantic Council

The WebIT Virtual Thought Summit recently brought together a number of GeoTech experts, including GeoTech Commissioner Dr. Vint Cerf, and GeoTech fellows Daniella Taveau and Dr. Divya Chander, for a panel discussion co-moderated by Dr. David Bray, Director of the GeoTech Center. These leading experts provided their own perspectives on how the world, in responding to COVID-19, might consider certain technologically enabled solutions to predict and protect against future crises. Importantly, the panel pointed out how these technologies must be intentionally designed with people’s needs at the center, lest open societies see well-intentioned innovation evolve into tools for a surveillance state.

Cybersecurity
Digital Policy

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2020

US opens door to Nord Stream II sanctions and transatlantic tensions

By Brian O'Toole and Daniel Fried

While nominally targeting Nord Stream II, Pompeo's sanctions announcement may pit the United States against its NATO ally Germany in a stand-off over the long-disputed project.

Economic Sanctions
Germany

In the News

Jul 15, 2020

Deputy Director Julia Friedlander Quoted in Financial Times on US Threats over the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions
Russia

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