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A ceasefire is far from lasting peace

By: Gregory Treverton - First published at: The Conversation The agreement between Israel and Hamas – driven by U.S. pressure on Israel – to exchange 50 hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners and to pause fighting for four…

The Gaza Hostage Situation

By: Gregory F Treverton Hamas took more than 200 people hostage during its deadly rampage in Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023. Among the hostages are children and the elderly. While four of them have been…

A Conversation with Avril Haines

In this conversation, Avril Haines will discuss various national security topics with Gregory Treverton. Haines is the Director of National Intelligence in the Biden Administration. She formerly served in the Obama Administration as Deputy National…

Remembering Our Friend Tom Plate

By: Gregory F. Treverton, May 2023 I had the great good fortune a few years ago to write a letter of recommendation for Tom.  That letter is my text for this tribute.  I’m glad I…

ICANN: Governance and Authority

By: Pari Esfandiari It is almost 25 years since the Internet was privatized by the U.S. government. ICANN was formed by Esther Dyson and Jon Postel as a California-based non-profit with the responsibility to administer…

The United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 

Governing Data and Protecting Privacy Roundtable Click here to watch the discussion. Speakers Marilia Maciel, Head of Digital Commerce and Internet Policy at Diplo Foundation  Magdalena Jozwiak, Associate Researcher CEPS and Fellow Datasphere Initiative  Pari…

5G, security risks, and a way forward

Gregory Treverton and Pari Esfandiari First published on The Hill 5G, the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks, will soon appear on our phones if it hasn’t already. Its potential is stunning, faster speed and…

DNS4EU

Zoom Recording - English Additional Resources Audio Recording: English, French, Spanish and Russian Transcript: English, French, Spanish and Russian Zoom Chat: EN Topic The European Commission plans to onboard 100 million people to a new…