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Capacity Building Initiative Jan 13, 2020

Cyber 9/12: Education and innovation on a global scale

By Will Loomis

One of the most important barriers to robust global cybersecurity is the shortage of capable individuals in the workforce pipeline. By 2021, predictions suggest that the world will have more than 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs, with both the private and public sectors facing hiring shortages. While the United States has budding international relations, cybersecurity, and IT-focused academic programs, very little has been done to address the interaction between them, which will be crucial for the success of future cybersecurity professionals.
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Conflict, Risk, and Tech Oct 28, 2019

The zero-day war? How cyber is reshaping the future of the most combustible conflicts

By Simon Handler

Conventional wisdom would suggest that scaled-up capabilities, growing competition, and the proliferation of malware across cyberspace presents a legitimate risk of escalation in state conflict, transcending the cyber domain toward the kinetic. However, recent history has shown that states have more often availed themselves of their offensive cyber arsenals to achieve surprisingly de-escalatory effects.
Cybersecurity Iran
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New Atlanticist Oct 9, 2019

How governments can use cyber tools irresponsibly to preserve power

By Safa Shahwan

The Kazakh case serves as an example of irresponsible cyber statecraft, when governments use cyberspace and technological tools to achieve specific political goals, placing the rights of citizens, as well as their political legitimacy, on the line.

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Apr 9, 2013

Building on the Results of the Budapest International Cyberspace Conference

By Jason Harmala

On April 9, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable strategy session which reviewed the lessons learned from the governance event in 2012. This workshop was the second in the series Cybersecurity Through Responsible Governance. The Budapest conference in 2012 featured conversations on the relationship between public and private sectors […]

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Mar 28, 2013

Tallinn Manual Launch Defines Legal Groundwork for Cyber Warfare

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in cooperation with the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, hosted the release of the Tallinn Manual, a new treatise that outlines how standards of international law can be applied to the cyber domain.

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Mar 12, 2013

State of Internet and Cybersecurity Governance

On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable strategy session on the “State of Internet and Cybersecurity Governance” to encourage collaboration among key stakeholders from partner nations, US government officials, and the private sector.

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Feb 15, 2013

Strategy Session on the US Air Force and Cyber Operations

By Jason Harmala

On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion on the US Air Force and cyberspace operations with Lt Gen Michael Basla, the Air Force’s A6, chief of information dominance and chief information officer.

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Feb 13, 2013

Ambiguities Remain with War Powers Resolution on Cyberspace

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative held a panel discussion on the role of Congress in cyber conflict with a particular focus on the War Powers Resolution (WPR). Passed over the veto of President Nixon in 1973, the WPR requires the president to report to Congress when US forces are […]

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Oct 15, 2012

Cyber Offense Strategies: The Private Sector and Legal Implications

By Jason Harmala

On October 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted an off-the-record workshop discussing whether and how the private sector might use active cyber defenses to counter the continued intrusions faced by companies.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Oct 11, 2012

Mitigating Cyber Threat to Innovate the Nuclear Power Market

By Jason Harmala

On October 11, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) hosted a roundtable to explore the use of market-based tools to promote security culture and voluntary cyber mitigation measures in the private nuclear industry.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Sep 27, 2012

Lessons from Our Cyber Past: History of Cyber Intelligence

On September 27, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a panel discussion on the history of all-source cyber intelligence.

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Aug 9, 2012

Building A Secure Cyber Future

On August 9, 2012, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations hosted a dinner conversation on “Building a Secure Cyber Future.” This unique event coincided with this year’s meeting of the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) in New York and featured the experts of […]

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Jul 10, 2012

Addressing Cyber Instability

On July 10, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and the Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA) held a launch event and discussion of CCSA’s new capstone report, Addressing Cyber Instability, which previewed the CCSA’s forthcoming monograph on instability in cyber conflict.

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The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs, works at the nexus of geopolitics and cybersecurity to craft strategies to help shape the conduct of statecraft and to better inform and secure users of technology.

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