#ElectionWatch: Claims of Electronic Voting Fraud Circulate in Brazil

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To win the AI race, the US needs an all-of-the-above energy strategy

By Joseph Webster

To ensure US AI leadership, the United States must harness all forms of energy, allow a level playing field, and remove red tape constraining the buildout of critical enablers, especially transmission lines and grid enhancing technologies.
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#ElectionWatch: Claims of Electronic Voting Fraud Circulate in Brazil

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How the Houthis’ strikes on US MQ-9 Reaper drones serve a wider regional agenda

By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

The United States needs to adjust its drone deployment strategy to ensure that MQ-9 Reapers are less vulnerable to the militant group’s attacks. 
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#ElectionWatch: Claims of Electronic Voting Fraud Circulate in Brazil

New Atlanticist Feb 18, 2025

What’s missing from the AI debate? Patience.

By Trey Herr

The AI sector is evolving quickly, fueled by a self-reinforcing cycle of investment, commentary, and ambition. In this race for compute, patience is important to sorting out sustainable innovation from speculative excess.
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2018 Elections in Latin America

Oct 7, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Claims of Electronic Voting Fraud Circulate in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

Ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on October 7 vote, false narratives about electronic voting fraud have spiked and deepened mistrust.

Brazil Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Oct 4, 2018

Midterms seen as potential target of cyberattacks

By David A. Wemer

“Our goal at the heart of it is to ensure that every American has assurance that their vote is counted and that their vote is counted correctly,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at The Atlantic Council's Global Forum on Strategic Communications and Digital Disinformation.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 4, 2018

Western nations go on the offensive against Russian cyberattacks

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Western governments on October 4 unleashed a torrent of accusations against Russia saying its intelligence agency was responsible for cyberattacks on inquiries into Olympic doping, a former spy’s poisoning, and the downing of a commercial aircraft in 2014.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

NATOSource

Oct 4, 2018

US Offers NATO Allies Cyber Warfare Capabilities

By Idrees Ali, Reuters

The United States is expected to announce in the coming days that it will use offensive and defensive cyber capabilities on behalf of NATO if asked, a senior Pentagon official said,

Cybersecurity NATO

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2018

Macedonia vote is not the end of the road

By Sarah Bedenbaugh, Damon Wilson, and Graham Brookie

Voter turnout on September 30 was disappointing by some measures, but the vote and the result itself was cause for great optimism as citizens made clear their preference for a European future.

Disinformation Elections

Strategic Insights Memo

Oct 3, 2018

Artificial Intelligence and National Security

By Matthew Kroenig and Anastasia Kazteridis

TO: US National Security Community FROM: Matthew Kroenig and Anastasia Kazteridis DATE: October 3, 2018 SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence and National Security This Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Strategic Insights Memo briefly frames the emerging issue of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for national security. It provides: A brief primer on AI; Its possible […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2018

Here’s how to fight disinformation

By David A. Wemer

In the case of the 2016 US election, Russian actors took advantage of a “massively fragmented media market” to promote fake news stories and disseminate stolen material, according to Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Laura Galante.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 2, 2018

Woods Quoted in Rappler on Facebook Hack

By Beau Woods

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 1, 2018

Woods Quoted in Express UK on the Facebook Hack

By Beau Woods

Read the full article here

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 1, 2018

Graham Brookie Joins NPR to Talk Disinformation Campaigns

By Atlantic Council

Graham Brookie sits down with NPR to talk about Disinformation campaigns and the responsibility of citizens to fact-check.

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Staff

Dominique Ramsawak

Associate Director, Communications

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Disinformation

Staff

Melanie Hart

Senior Director, Global China Hub

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Staff

Alexis Harmon

Assistant Director

Global Energy Center

Geopolitics & Energy Security Renewables & Advanced Energy

Fellow

Ethel Rudnitzki

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

Global China Hub

Brazil China

Advisory Council member

Leticia Ossa Daza

Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council

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Dominika Kunertova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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Events

Public Event Thu, May 8, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Raymond, who served as the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, talks about maintaining the US military edge as the space domain becomes increasingly contested and congested.

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