Technology & Innovation

NATO Chief: We See ‘a More Assertive Russia’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We don’t see any imminent threat against any NATO ally. What we see is a more assertive Russia.

The Power of Transparency in Advancing Geo-spatial Intelligence

On January 13, the Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters hosted Mr. Robert Cardillo, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The discussion was moderated by Mr. John Walcott, Foreign Policy and National Security Editor for Thomson Reuters. 

A Nonstate Strategy for Saving Cyberspace

By Strategy Initiative

“A Nonstate Strategy for Saving Cyberspace,” the newest Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, written by Jay Healey and featuring a foreword by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Jeff Moss, posits that the only way to ensure cyberspace remains as free, resilient, secure and awesome for future generations is to flip the relationship between Internet attackers and defenders, making cyber defense easier than offense.

A nonstate strategy for saving cyberspace

By Jason Healey

America’s future, and that of other nations and peoples, will be most secure in the long term with an emphasis on future prosperity unlocked by the Internet. Prosperity for the United States and the global economy is only assured if the United States and like-minded nations, civil society, and other nonstate actors all work toward a goal of making defense easier than attack.

French Military to Boost Defenses Against Cyber Attacks: Minister

By Reuters and France24

From Geert De Clercq, Reuters:  In an interview with French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said there is a real risk of cyber attacks on French civil infrastructure

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity and the Future of US Cyber Policy

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

On December 14, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted an event gathering members of the Presidential Commission to discuss the findings and the report’s implications for cybersecurity, business, and the near future of cyber policy in the United States.