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Jul 14, 2020

Allen and Rodriquez in Foreign Policy: The US government needs to regulate social media

By Stephen Rodriguez

Army intelligence officer T.S. Allen and Scowcroft Center Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez argue that Washington has a unique responsibility to protect social media and prevent election interference.

Cybersecurity Disinformation

In the News

Jul 13, 2020

Rodriquez quoted in Wall Street Journal: Pentagon’s acting tech chief is a “trusted agent” of the administration

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez discusses the implications of Michael Kratsios' transition to Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 13, 2020

Verma joins the Senator Harry Reid Civic Dialogue Program at UNLV: Restoring U.S. Global Leadership in a Post Covid-19 World

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Resilience & Society

In the News

Jul 13, 2020

Busch in The Hill: USMCA needs the WTO even more than NAFTA did

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that the World Trade Organization (WTO) backstopped NAFTA in the past and must backstop USMCA now if the new trade deal is to succeed.

Americas Economy & Business

Inflection Points

Jul 12, 2020

Germany and Merkel have a shot at making both European and transatlantic history

By Frederick Kempe

History rarely provides major countries and their leaders the enormity of the second chance that Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel now enjoy as they begin their six-month European Union presidency.

China European Union

In the News

Jul 11, 2020

Hunter in The Palm Beach Post: Point of View: We need a March on Tallahassee

Civil Society Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 11, 2020

Hunter calls for civil rights march in Florida in Palm Beach Post op-ed

By Atlantic Council

Rule of Law United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 10, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss regime change, Hong Kong, and ‘Hamilton’ in Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

In this biweekly Foreign Policy column, Matthew Kroenig and Emma Ashford discuss the crisis in Hong Kong and the effectiveness of regime change, using 'Hamilton' and its insights as a premise.

China Conflict

Event Recap

Jul 10, 2020

El dilema electoral y la desinformación en Venezuela

By Alfredo Graffe

La discusión se centró en un análisis sobre operaciones de manipulación en redes sociales dentro del contexto de crisis humanitaria compleja que vive Venezuela y sus posibles repercusiones en eventuales elecciones parlamentarias.

Disinformation Spanish

Event Recap

Jul 10, 2020

Trust in elections and disinformation in Venezuela

By Alfredo Graffe

Area kicked-off the conversation by summarizing the recent actions of the Nicolás Maduro regime to promote parliamentary elections slated for later this year after the Venezuelan Supreme Court unconstitutionally appointed a new board to the Electoral Council and replaced the leaders of the two main opposition with regime-friendly politicians.

Disinformation Venezuela

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