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Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in the Digital Age
Author(s): Richard Fontaine, Will RogersType of Publication: ReportDate: 05/23/2011From Egypt to Tunisia to Iran, the world has borne witness to the power of the Internet and new digital tools used to communicate across borders, organize protests, topple some dictators and possibly strengthen others – actions that all affect U.S. foreign policy. This report examines Internet freedom through the lens of American foreign policy and explores two central questions: What does access to an open Internet mean for U.S. foreign policy, and what should the United States do about it?
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Global Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in a Digital Age
Date:
March 24, 2010
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center
Washington, DC
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A VIDEO OF THE EVENT
Google’s announcement that it will stop censoring results from its Chinese search engine is just the latest development on the internet freedom agenda and highlights the increased dedication from the public and private sectors to preserve the openness of what has become one of the most salient forms of communication. Indeed, President Obama and Secretary Clinton have made clear that internet freedom - which can play a big role in U.S. diplomacy and development - is a key foreign policy priority for the United States.
On March 24, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event to mark the public launch of the U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom, which will provide bipartisan leadership and serve as a resource in the Washington policy community on this important issue.
REMARKS
Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
Co-chair, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom
Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Co-chair, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
Member, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom
Senator Robert Casey (D-PA)
Member, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Honorable Michael Posner
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Ambassador Mark Palmer
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Alan Davidson
Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google
Richard Fontaine
Senior Fellow, CNAS
Daniel Calingaert
Deputy Director of Programs, Freedom House
Rebecca MacKinnon
Visiting Fellow, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Co-Founder, Global Voices Online
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