Center for a New American Security

Active Cyber Defense: A Framework for Policymakers

Cyber attacks are posing ever more serious economic and national security risks to the United States.  In Active Cyber Defense: A Framework for Policymakers, CNAS Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Technology and U.S. National Security Dr. Irving Lachow urges policymakers to provide guidance and clarity on an intensifying debate about active cyber defense (ACD).

The Internet Yalta

In his commentary The Internet Yalta, Alexander Klimburg, Fellow and Senior Adviser at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, argues that the December 2012 meeting of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) may be the digital equivalent of the February 1945 meeting of the Allied powers in Yalta: the beginning of a long Internet Cold War between authoritarian and liberal-democratic countries. 

Please note, an earlier version of this commentary contained errors on pages 3 and 5.

Dr. Marc Lynch Testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on Syria

In his testimony before  the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Marc Lynch emphasizes the importance of the international community utilizing diplomacy and pressure thoroughly before engaging in military action.

COL Robert Killebrew Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee on Understanding Future Irregular Warfare Challenges

On March 27, COL Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.), CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow, testified before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. He discussed the future of insurgency and understanding irregular warfare challenges.