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Colonial Pipeline Follow-up

NewsMay 26, 2021

By: Daniel Simonds - Research analyst at the GTPF On May 7th, 2021, a ransomware attack that targeted Colonial Pipeline caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down their mainlines (1, 2, 3, and 4). This ransomware…

Data: Governance & Geopolitics

EventsMay 25, 2021

To view the Zoom discussion in English please click here. Recordings in other languages Description: This panel will address the assemblage of laws, treaties, agreements, regulations, and self-regulation through which data is "governed," with particular…

Treverton on Mexico

EventsMay 12, 2021

Cinco de Mayo - Gregory Treverton speaking about his experiences in Mexico. Watch this event.

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

NewsMay 10, 2021

By: Daniel Simonds - Research analyst at the GTPF On Friday, May 7th, 2021 multiple news sources reported that Colonial Pipeline, a major U.S. pipeline that moves gasoline and other fuels from Texas to the…

Euralo-ICANN Round Table

EventsApril 22, 2021

This Roundtable was scheduled for April 20th, 2021, at 18-19.30 UTC. To watch the recording please click here.

Mark Zuckerberg, meet Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

DemocracyApril 14, 2021

BY JOHN WALCOTT, GREGORY F. TREVERTON, AND PARI ESFANDIARI First Published at The Hill In his dialogue, Phaedrus, the Greek philosopher Plato’s King Thamus argued that rather than aiding human memory, the Egyptian god Theuth’s gift…

AN APPRECIATION: RAMSEY CLARK

Gregory TrevertonApril 12, 2021

By Gregory F Treverton One of my heroes died earlier this month, but, alas, I never had the chance to meet him. Clark was a brave champion of civil rights in a series of Justice…

GTPF at the USC

EventsApril 1, 2021

USC IC CAE Annual ColloquiumApril 8-10, 2021April 8th-11:30-1:30pm PDT Technology and Geopolitics Talksmoderated by Gregory Treverton and Steven FlemingOther programs:April 8th-9:30-11am PDT The Fight Against Russian Aggression withKeynote speaker Jack Devine moderated by Professor Robert English, Associate Professor of International Relations at USC. April 8th-11:30-1:30pm PDT Technology…

The Digital Currency Race

NewsMarch 29, 2021

Since the pandemic hit last year, China has made headlines by charging ahead with its efforts to become the first major power to implement a sovereign digital currency. see more