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Inflection Points Today
Mar 20, 2024

Break up TikTok, arm Ukraine

By
Frederick Kempe

The United States and its allies need to address both Russia’s military threats and Chinese influence operations.

China
Cybersecurity

Issue Brief
Mar 14, 2024

Leveraging generative artificial intelligence to outcompete strategic rivals

By
Jeffrey Cimmino, Andrew A. Michta

The United States and its allies must leverage generative artificial intelligence to outcompete strategic rivals.

China
International Organizations

New Atlanticist
Feb 29, 2024

China has become an electric vehicle export behemoth. How should the US and EU respond?

By
Joseph Webster

The United States and European countries need to better understand the security risks sensor-laden electric vehicles from China could pose.

Economy & Business
Energy & Environment

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Warsaw Summit, July 6, 2016

NATOSource

Jan 5, 2017

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2016

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

2016 was full of major developments in European security. Moscow’s campaign against the Western democracies went beyond the DNC hack and interference in the US elections.

Cybersecurity Germany

Event Recap

Jan 5, 2017

US Intelligence Officials Testify on Foreign Cyber Threats

By Andrey Sazonov and Lukas Andriukaitis

In light of reports of Russian interference in the US elections, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) called for a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to address the cyber threats facing the United States. The hearing, which took place on January 5, included testimony from Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., Under Secretary of Defense […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Foreign Policy Refers to Atlantic Council Report “In Cyber and Deterrence: The Military-Civil Nexus in High-End Conflict”

By Franklin D. Kramer

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

How should the military, civil authorities, and the private sector work together?

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2017

The Role of the US Military in Defending Essential Infrastructure in a High End Cyber Conflict

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert J. Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte

This paper analyzes cyber’s role in deterrence and defense—and specifically the military-civil nexus and the relationship between the Department of Defense (DoD), the civil agencies, and the key private operational cyber entities,

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Report

Jan 3, 2017

Cyber and Deterrence

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert J. Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte

Last year, the Barack Obama administration issued PPD-41, “Cyber Incident Protection,” setting forth cyber security incident roles and missions for federal agencies but with no explicit reference to the Department of Defense (DoD). By contrast, the DoD Cyber Strategy provides that DoD will be prepared to “defend the U.S. homeland and U.S. vital interests from […]

Cybersecurity English

In the News

Dec 28, 2016

Corman Quoted by Fox News on Medical Device Security

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 27, 2016

Corman Quoted by Daily Mail on Medical Device Security Regulations

By Joshua Corman

Corman Quoted by Daily Mail on Medical Device Security Regulations

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 23, 2016

PBS Frontline Highlights Atlantic Council Report “The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses”

By Alina Polyakova

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Cybersecurity Russia

UkraineAlert

Dec 20, 2016

How the West Can Beat Back the Kremlin

By Jakub Janda

The Kremlin and its allies have started to harvest the fruits of the seeds they have been planting for years. Moscow occupies territories of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine; actively wages war on another part of Ukrainian soil; and is now playing a game of political subversion in several Western states. In the past few years, […]

Cybersecurity France

UkraineAlert

Dec 20, 2016

Russia’s War on the West Is Real. Why Aren’t We Fighting Back?

By Stephen Blank

Russia’s systematic attack on America’s political system dominates the headlines. Nobody besides President-elect Donald Trump denies that Russia attacked the US political system and electoral institutions. Moreover, Russia did so with impunity and, according to the Central Intelligence Agency and the White House, it did so under Russian President Vladimir Putin’s direct guidance to discredit […]

Cybersecurity Elections