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Robert Mueller made clear the bottom line of his investigation: Russia attacked our democracy — and, as he said, every American should focus on that. Instead, recent news reports reveal that the Department of Homeland Security wasn't even allowed to bring up the threat of election attacks with President Trump. As candidates hit the 2020 campaign trail, what should the Unit...
How does energy policy intersect with national security—and how is the Obama administration working to advance the energy security of our allies and partners around the globe? What principles guide US efforts on energy security? How does energy security relate to the fight against climate change? Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, an expert on national...
The Trump Administration says it is “committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security” and that “the world will be more peaceful and more prosperous with a stronger and more respected America.” Others have called Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement, waffling commitment to NATO, and abandonment of the TPP dangerous acts of i...
The mounting tension between privacy and security hit another inflection point when the FBI filed a suit against Apple earlier this year. Although the highest-profile case to date was dropped after the FBI was able to access the iPhone used by a San Bernardino shooter, the larger debate between technology firms and law enforcement authorities over data privacy and access r...
Community health workers, social media networks, and local residents serve as the first line of defense against global health risks, especially infectious diseases and bioterrorism. While top-down initiatives provide essential resources to detect looming threats, including sophisticated surveillance and diagnostic tools, outbreaks are most likely to be detected first at th...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the latest reminder of the high cost of war, in lives lost and broken, ruined cities, and damaged lands, and also in the shockwaves that ripple through global energy, mineral, and food markets. Worsening climate change will be equally disruptive, with profound effects on peace and security. U.S. Armed Forces have been wrestling with what th...
Often overshadowed by terrorism, nuclear weapons, and cybercrime in the public imagination, pandemics may actually be the more existential threat to human civilization. And most experts agree: We’re woefully unprepared, and crucial funding for basic research, foreign aid, and preparedness is on the chopping block. What lessons have we learned from the Ebola crisis that can...
Our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information were written for an earlier time, and they need to be completely overhauled for the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data — more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop — should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, standards unde...
What do today's Republicans believe America's role in the world should be? The GOP's presumptive nominee for president, Donald Trump, has some very different ideas than the Republican foreign policy establishment about the global alliance system, free trade, and the current nuclear order. Senator Tom Cotton, a leading figure in Republican defense and foreign policy circles...
As we end the 15th year of what award-winning reporter Steven Brill, in feature to be published next month in The Atlantic, calls the September 12 Era, we can look back at a series of heroic efforts to plug stunning security gaps—as well as a series of billion-dollar boondoggles borne out of an unprecedented mix of understandable fear, Beltway greed, bureaucracy, and polit...
In the United States today, nearly half of all children are born into families with low incomes. Bold leadership and unique solutions are required to not simply address this growing challenge, but to tap the inherent strengths of children and their parents in struggling communities. This conversation will focus on strategies that work, from early childhood to employment an...
As we face a crisis of water security and soaring heat, agricultural fields and yields are suffering. Hear from global food experts on innovations that can combat growing food insecurity without further fueling the climate crisis.
In any city in the world, an extremist could explode your subway car, yet surveillance and security are more advanced than ever. Ebola ravaged thousands for months and now Zika continues its creep around the globe, yet life expectancy and healthcare are more advanced than at any other time in human history. A slowing Chinese economy and falling oil prices warn of a global...
An entire generation of children in some of the world’s poorest countries are now protected against deadly infectious diseases, thanks largely to Gavi: The Vaccine Alliance. Impact: more than 16 million lives saved, vast healthcare cost savings, and greater global health security. A leading force behind the push for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi has played a...
A cyberattack can disrupt a hospital’s oxygen supply, disable cancer-fighting radiation therapy, divert emergency vehicles, and force surgeries to be canceled. While data security has received a lot of attention, the risk that hackers will hold basic healthcare services hostage has far greater implications for patient safety. Ransomware attacks have already struck hundreds...
The climate crisis disproportionately affects women and girls globally, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and threatening their livelihoods, health, and safety. In this session, we’ll discuss the burden on women and girls—particularly in securing resources like food and water—and how their innovation and ingenuity can be major contributors to climate solutions.
The climate crisis represents a challenge of epic proportions for policy makers everywhere. And making progress - on everything from securing climate funding to navigating the impact of gas prices - inevitably means negotiating the complex politics of climate change. In this conversation, two governors share what works, what doesn’t, and what it takes to make a real differ...
Three experts discuss how science and technology are impacting Israel’s economy and security. This session will examine recent breakthroughs in quantum science in a way that is understandable to those without a background in the topic. In what ways are these recent discoveries promising, and what are the challenges that lie ahead? How powerful of an impact could they have...
The United States can’t win the battle against terrorism abroad if it is vulnerable at home. In the era of ISIS, national security, homeland security and public safety are converging, and local law enforcement is on the front lines of this complex new battle. How do we ensure that our state and local police have the technology, information and resources they need to play t...
How will the world deal with its geopolitical dynamics? Will we get together on climate, water, terrorism, and security? Can we shape our own history?