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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Jul 15, 2013

Rising robotics and the Third Industrial Revolution

By Robert A. Manning

In the latest FutureScape brief from the Atlantic Council's Strategic Foresight Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning assesses the onset of the era of robotics, one component of a technological transformation that is reshaping the world.

Resilience & Society Technology & Innovation

Event Recap

Jul 15, 2013

Electronic Warfare and Cyber: Increasing Interdependence?

On Monday, July 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative (CSI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a roundtable moderated by Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, exploring the convergence of computer network operations (cyber) and electronic warfare (EW).

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 11, 2013

US Drone Base in Niger Plays Critical Role in French Operation in Mali

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Nearly every day, and sometimes twice daily, an unarmed American drone soars skyward from a secluded military airfield here, starting a surveillance mission of 10 hours or more to track fighters affiliated with Al Qaeda and other militants in neighboring Mali.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2013

Cyber Defense Moves to the Center of NATO Operations

By Julian Hale, Defense News

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2013

Scanning Cargo Containers Is More Important than Scanning Emails

By Joerg Wolf

The United States has built huge internet surveillance infrastructures, but failed to implement its own 9/11 law about maritime cargo security.

Cybersecurity Maritime Security

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

US Needs to Deal with EU Concerns about NSA Spying

By Editors of Washington Post

From Editors of Washington Post:  By Der Spiegel’s own account, E.U. officials discovered the NSA wiretap in Brussels five years ago.

Cybersecurity European Union

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

After Criticizing US, France Finds Itself in Spotlight for Spying

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  Eric Denécé, director of the French Center for Intelligence Studies and a former military intelligence analyst, says he expects the spying allegations on Europe to be little more than a political blip

Cybersecurity European Union

NATOSource

Jul 8, 2013

Revelation of Extensive Electronic Spying by French Intelligence

By Jacques Follorou et Franck Johannès, Le Monde

From Jacques Follorou et Franck Johannès, Le Monde:  If the revelations about the American espionage program Prism set off a chorus of indignation in Europe, France itself protested only weakly.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 5, 2013

Taliban Vow Attacks Over Ramadan After Allied Cyber Campaign

By Rob Taylor and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters

From Rob Taylor and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters:  The Afghan Taliban promised on Friday to continue attacks over Ramadan, rejecting as a fake an insurgent email promising a halt in violence

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2013

The Future of US Cyber Command

By Jason Healey

For months it has been an entertaining parlor game in the nation’s capital: guessing what will happen next with U.S. Cyber Command, the military organization designed to defend the country’s networks and attack its adversaries. The topic will increasingly be in the spotlight as the head of that command, General Keith Alexander, is also the […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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