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In the News

Jul 3, 2017

Saab Quoted in Newsweek on Hezbollah Tensions in Israel

By Bilal Saab

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Israel

In the News

Jul 3, 2017

Corman Quoted in the Security Ledger on Ukrainian Cyberattack

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 2, 2017

Braw in Politico: Fighting Terror — There Could Be An App For That

By Elisabeth Braw

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 1, 2017

Vershbow Joins VOA Russia to Discuss NATO-Russia Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2017

Macron’s Russia Reset

By Fabrice Pothier

Even before entering the Élysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron had largely earned his credentials as firm on Russia. Macron was the target of a Russia-sponsored smear campaign, which included personal attacks, during the presidential election earlier this year. That moment in the campaign is described by people working with Macron as a turning point. Where Macron […]

France Russia

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Vershbow Quoted in The Korea Herald on Trump-Moon Talks

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

In the News

Jun 30, 2017

Vershbow in The Hill – Memo to President Trump: After Poroshenko, Seek a Diplomatic Breakthrough in Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

In the News

Jun 29, 2017

Corman and Woods featured in ABC Nightline Cyber Safety Special

By Joshua Corman and Beau Woods

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FutureSource

Jun 28, 2017

Mapping the Trajectory of Western Liberalism

By Mike Rossi

In a fireside chat hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative on June 14, Financial Times columnist and commentator Edward Luce discussed the many challenges facing liberal democracies and the impact these challenges have on Western hegemony and the state of the liberal international order at large.

Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2017

Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Security

In an age of increasing connectivity and data-collection technologies, policymakers must grapple with the central tension between the public’s desire for privacy and the need for security. “We’re going to have to make this fundamental trade between how much do we value national security and protection, versus how much do we want to behave in […]

In the News

Jun 28, 2017

Woods Quoted by CBC on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 28, 2017

Manning Quoted by CNBC on Trump’s Upcoming Meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Jun 28, 2017

Vershbow Joins Bloomberg to Discuss North Korea Tensions During Moon-Trump Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

Article

Jun 27, 2017

Rolling back the growing North Korean threat

By Barry Pavel and Robert A. Manning

Rolling Back the Growing North Korean Threat recommends President Trump adopt a policy of “high pressure containment” to convince the North Korean leadership that, unless it halts its nuclear weapons programs and restarts diplomacy to eliminate them, it will have neither a viable economy nor future. These recommendations come in advance of South Korean President […]

Korea

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Woods Quoted in Bloomberg on Global Implications of Ransomware Cyberattack

By Beau Woods

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Ukraine

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Woods Quoted in Financial Times on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

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Ukraine

Event Recap

Jun 27, 2017

Big Data: A Twenty-First Century Arms Race

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data. A race is now underway to develop new technologies and implement innovative methods that can handle the volume, variety, velocity, and veracity of big data and apply it smartly […]

Report

Jun 27, 2017

Big Data: a twenty-first century arms race

By Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters

We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data.

Americas Cybersecurity

In the News

Jun 27, 2017

Benitez Quoted in Polygraph on American Interception of Russian Plane

By Jorge Benitez

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Russia

In the News

Jun 26, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss the Russian Ambassador Leaving DC

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Russia
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