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GeoTech Cues

Sep 25, 2020

Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted

By Richard J. Cordes

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, an EU privacy regulator, has issued a preliminary order to Facebook Inc. that demands a suspension of the transfer of EU user data to the United States, where regulations on user data are less stringent.

Digital Policy European Union

In the News

Sep 25, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the state of American democracy and institutions

By Atlantic Council

On September 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss public opinion about American involvement in the Middle East; President Trump’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly; and the state of American democracy […]

Afghanistan China

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum — don’t hamstring pension managers

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business United States and Canada

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Slavin quoted in Jewish News Syndicate US relations with Iran

Economy & Business Iran

In the News

Sep 24, 2020

Hunter in The Hill: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum —don’t hamstring pension managers

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Elections 2020

Sep 24, 2020

Five big questions as America votes: Cybersecurity

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

With the next US presidential election looming, the next administration will face no shortage of substantive cyber policy issues. US adversaries such as China and Russia continue to undermine and fracture the free and open internet, while the technology ecosystem has been altered by the rapid adoption of cloud computing, placing immense power and responsibility in the hands of few technology giants, such as Amazon and Microsoft.

Cybersecurity Elections

New Atlanticist

Sep 23, 2020

James Clyburn: The question now is whether America can ‘repair our faults’

By Katherine Golden

The pandemic has “demonstrated that there are some significant fault lines in the country,” US House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn told the Atlantic Council. “The question now becomes whether or not we’re going to be able to repair those faults.”

Coronavirus Democratic Transitions

Elections 2020

Sep 23, 2020

Ahead of the 2020 US elections, the disinformation threat is more domestic than foreign

By Larry Luxner

Three top journalists and editors working at the intersection of national security, technology, and elections discussed the challenges they’re facing on a daily basis with the conspiracy theories, misinformation, and lies percolating online ahead of the US elections.

Civil Society Disinformation

In the News

Sep 23, 2020

Simakovsky joins Voice of America to discuss the USA-Russia-China triangle

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

TURKEYSource

Sep 23, 2020

Now let’s see an agreement in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Brenda Shaffer

The Trump administration has demonstrated its ability to bring allies together and promote regional peace and cooperation. The United States should keep up this momentum by helping to reach an agreement between Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus, and de-escalate the conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

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