Technology, therapy culture, and the remaking of emotional life By: Pari Esfandiari Much has been written about the psychological effects of social media on younger generations. Endless scrolling, anxiety, shortened attention spans, outrage, identity performance,…
In Ucraina La Prima Guerra Informatica
By: Pari Esfandiari L’ invasione dell’Ucraina sembra una guerra di conquista vecchio stile. In realtà, ha mescolato elementi tradizionali e altri innovativi e, sebbene la dimensione cyber sia stata meno visibile, è presente a tutti…
Lifting the veil on real Iran
By: pari Esfandiari and Gregory Treverton First published on The Hill - 10/13/22 What began as Iranian youths protesting their hijab, now in its fourth week, has morphed into a nationwide movement for regime change. The regime…
ICANN & Democracy
To Watch Click Here - Please note: ICANN & Democracy will start at 01:59:40 The event took place on Nov 8th, 2022 at Brussels.
Mark Zuckerberg, meet Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
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…
Agenda for the Biden Administration
By: Gregory F. Treverton and Pari Esfandiari It is clear that the new Administration will be swamped in its first months by the urgent– trying to control the raging pandemic, distributing vaccines equitably, dealing with…
American Democracy Held
By PARI ESFANDIARI and GREGORY TREVERTON First published on December 31, 2020 in The Article Title: Fighting Covid and an Attempted Coup: The Shining Moments of 2020. This article was published prior to the Jan 6th…
Foreign Policy on the Home Front
By: John Walcott, Gregory F. Treverton, Pari Esfandiari Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for Secretary of State, has made restoring America’s relations with its allies a top priority. But in order to do that,…
Fighting Covid and an attempted coup: the shining…
By: Pari Esfandiari & Gregory Treverton The year 2020 seems like a dark time when a devastating pandemic made death, poverty, and isolation the order of the day. It was also the year when American…









