The Internet's Transformative Journey Over the Next 50 Years By: Pari Esfandiari As we project the trajectory of the Internet over the next 50 years, its integration into every aspect of life becomes evident, marking…
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,…
Data: Governance and Geopolitics
By: Gregory Treverton & Pari Esfandiari Big data is often perceived as the black gold of the twenty-first century. Despite its fundamental differences with oil, it is indeed as critical, a fact tragically underscored by the lack…
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…
Data: Governance and Geopolitics
Gregory F. Treverton and Pari Esfandiari Big data is often perceived as the black gold of the twenty-first century. Despite its fundamental differences with oil, it is indeed as critical, a fact tragically underscored by the lack of…
Why data governance matters:
By Pari Esfandiari and Gregory F. Treverton Data governance may be a somewhat hackneyed phrase, but to the extent that data is governed, that governance is a byproduct in part of the governing of the internet. The World Summit on…
Data, Governance and GeoPolitics
Click to view the descussion Presented by Oxford Internet Institute in Collaboration with Global TechnoPolitics Forum October 28th, 2020 at 1700 UK time, 1 PM EST Hosted by Professor Philip Howard, Director of the OII. The…
Viewing tech giants as a geopolitical force
BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill The rapid ascendance of a handful of tech startups to a giant, powerful independent geopolitical force not only has taken governments unprepared but…
Remembering history so not to repeat it
By: Pari Esfandiari & Gregory Treverton George Santyana said that “those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it.” He might have added that remembering your own history is not enough: you also…