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Oct 4, 2018

US Offers NATO Allies Cyber Warfare Capabilities

By Idrees Ali, Reuters

The United States is expected to announce in the coming days that it will use offensive and defensive cyber capabilities on behalf of NATO if asked, a senior Pentagon official said,

Cybersecurity NATO

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2018

‘The fundamental fix is who we are’

By David A. Wemer

“Russians really aren’t the heart of our problem,” former CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said at a conference hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington on October 3.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 3, 2018

Hruby Quoted in Financial Times on Foreign Development Bill

By Aubrey Hruby

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United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2018

So much for US-Iran amity

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“Theater is part of diplomacy... In this case, we have a largely symbolic US action regarding a mainly obsolete treaty in response to another largely symbolic Iranian action regarding a generally ineffectual court,” said William F. Wechsler, interim director of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.“

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 3, 2018

Jordan Quoted in Reuters on US Pledge to Use Cyber Capabilities on Behalf of NATO

By Klara Jordan

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United States and Canada

Strategic Insights Memo

Oct 3, 2018

Artificial Intelligence and National Security

By Matthew Kroenig and Anastasia Kazteridis

TO: US National Security Community FROM: Matthew Kroenig and Anastasia Kazteridis DATE: October 3, 2018 SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence and National Security This Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Strategic Insights Memo briefly frames the emerging issue of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for national security. It provides: A brief primer on AI; Its possible […]

China Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2018

Here’s how to fight disinformation

By David A. Wemer

In the case of the 2016 US election, Russian actors took advantage of a “massively fragmented media market” to promote fake news stories and disseminate stolen material, according to Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Laura Galante.

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Event Recap

Oct 2, 2018

USMCA: The New North American Trade Deal

By Valentina Sader

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program held a rapid reaction conference call on Tuesday, October 2 to discuss key points of the rebranded United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the implications for the future of North American relations. Below is the audio recording and summary.

Economy & Business Mexico

New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2018

A modernized NAFTA

By Ashish Kumar Sen

In negotiations that went down to the wire, Canada agreed on September 30 to join the United States and Mexico in a revised version of NAFTA. The new agreement will be referred to as the United State-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Economy & Business Mexico

New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2018

Meet the new NAFTA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

By Ashish Kumar Sen

With this breakthrough, Trump has fulfilled his campaign promise to rewrite NAFTA, which he has called “the worst trade deal in history.” The new agreement was negotiated “on the principle of fairness and reciprocity,” said Trump.

Mexico Trade and tariffs

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