The Atlantic Council Technology Programs comprises five existing efforts—the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), the GeoTech Center, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, the Democracy + Tech Initiative, and the Capacity Building Initiative. These operations work together to address the geopolitical implications of technology and provide policymakers and global stakeholders necessary research, insights, and convenings to address challenges around global technology and ensure its responsible advancement.

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UkraineAlert

Jun 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian genocide is proceeding in plain view

By Taras Kuzio

Western policymakers should be in no doubt that the many different Russian war crimes currently taking place in Ukraine are all part of a coherent plan developed by Vladimir Putin to commit genocide.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Jun 29, 2022

Dr. Akhtar featured in Business Recorder: ISSI holds seminar on ‘ensuring traditional security through technology optimisation’

By Atlantic Council

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

The 5×5

Jun 29, 2022

The 5×5—Cybercrime and national security

By Simon Handler, Liv Rowley

Five experts weigh in on emerging trends in cybercrime and their impacts on national security. 

Cybersecurity Intelligence

Issue Brief

Jun 28, 2022

Twenty-first-century diplomacy: Strengthening US diplomacy for the challenges of today and tomorrow

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Amanda J. Rothschild

The practice of diplomacy has changed over the past several decades, and significant work remains to be done to fully adapt US diplomacy to the challenges of our time.

China International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Jun 27, 2022

Odesa rejects Russia: Putin’s Ukraine War turns old allies into bitter enemies

By Oleksiy Goncharenko

Putin has long claimed to be the champion of pro-Russian Ukrainians. However, the Ukrainian regions most closely associated with pro-Kremlin sentiment have also been hardest hit by the current invasion.

Conflict Disinformation

AC Selects

Jun 25, 2022

AC Selects: Highlights from 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum

Event from week of June 24, 2022 Last week, the Delegation of the European Union to the United States hosted the EU-US Defense and Future Forum in partnership with the Atlantic Council Europe Center. The forum featured policymakers and experts from both sides of the Atlantic who explored the EU-US relationship and how it can […]

Central Europe Conflict

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2022

Russian War Report: Pro-Kremlin Russian outlet refers to Russian troops in Mariupol as ‘occupiers’ 

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

News outlet Moskovsky Komsomolets published an article that referred to Russian soldiers in Mariupol as "occupiers," but it was quickly deleted. Meanwhile, fires strike Russian oil and power plants, and Chinese media report on Russia-Lithuania dispute.

China Conflict

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

Roberts discusses Tesla in China on a broadcast with Feature Story News

On June 23, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured on a broadcast regarding “Tesla’s China travails.” In this segment, Roberts points to heightened sensitivity over the collection of private data as one reason behind China’s decision to shut out Tesla from the Beidaihe district. Given China’s preferential treatment for home-grown electric vehicle makers, Roberts indicates that […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 24, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in Congressman Jim Himes’ white paper on countries exploring CBDCs

Read the full paper here.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jun 23, 2022

Eftimiades in NTD on China, the United States, and tech

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades discusses the ongoing US-China tech race and China's tech theft. 

China Politics & Diplomacy

Experts

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