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With the world constantly following the events in the Middle East, much now depends on the shape, form and ‘policy’ Islamic State is going to take. What form will the IS take? What role will cryptocurrencies play in funding terrorists? How can Russia and the US cooperate in fighting mutual security threats? RIAC expert Tatyana Kanunnikova discusses these issues with Dr. Joseph Fitsanakis [
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... realized, challenges to international security.
Today world's leading states view the challenges and security threats related to cybersecurity as one of the most dangerous and unpredictable. Actually, the main danger is unpredictability. Of course, numerous ... ... the UN group of experts in 2015, containing norms of behavior of states on the Internet. Experts from 20 countries, including Russia, the United States, and China had been working on the document. Unfortunately, for two and a half years it has not been ...
... terms of public–private activities in setting the international principles for normative behavior in cyberspace and for cybercrime prevention.
Russian delegation included representatives of Russian academic institutes, senior managers of largest Russian and international companies working in the area of cybersecurity, like Yandex and Kaspersky Lab. Representatives of RUSI, senior managers and staff of British companies working in the area of cybersecurity took part in the event representing the UK.
The conclusions and recommendations of the seminar ...
... broader agenda of cooperation on specific, attainable measures across different issues areas is also important for another reason: to help stabilize the relationship and buffer against conflict in the future. The analyses that follow examine prospects for Russia-U.S. cooperation in several crucial regions and fields: economics, energy, the Arctic, Euro-Atlantic security, the Middle East, strategic stability, cybersecurity, and countering terrorism and extremism. The report offer concrete, actionable recommendations in each area.
Contributors
: Heather A. Conley, William Courtney, R. Kim Cragin, Lynn E. Davis, Ambassador James Dobbins, Suzanne Freeman, Andrei ...
... remarks are given by Anatoly Antonov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States. Oleg Stepanov, Head of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Foreign Policy Planning, and Henry Kissinger are keynote speakers of the event.
The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is represented by Director General Andrey Kortunov and Maria Smekalova, Cybersecurity Program Coordinator.
... cyber defense do not have to be by de fault secret operations developed behind closed doors. Everything that concerns wider public either reflects the greater trend of major state cyber policy or derives from it.
RIAC and EWI Policy Brief
Suggestions on Russia-U.S. Cooperation in Cybersecurity
Governments are essentially seeking ways to secure themselves and it applies to all segments of power. Should a major collision in cyber space come, they must be ready. But governments will still not be able to ignore private sector – ...
... the phenomenon of cyberwar and its applicability to the current state of international affairs, the perceptions of Russian hackers in the EU and the implications of new sanctions Act for Russia and European countries.
Russian and American experts in Russia-U.S. relations and cybersecurity took part in the event.
Maria Smekalova
, coordinator of project on cybersecurity, represented RIAC at the event.
... according to the political conjuncture. There are many examples of the kind, including recent charges against Russia on hacking the U.S. Democratic Party servers, no substantial evidence having been produced.
RIAC and EWI Policy Brief “Suggestions on Russia-U.S. Cooperation in Cybersecurity”
The U.S. Cyber Weapons – History and Modernity
The funding for activity in cyberspace proves that this area is one of the key priorities for the U.S. Department of Defense. In 2014 hundreds of millions of dollars were spent to create ...
Authors: Des Browne, Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor S. Ivanov, Sam Nunn
Dear President Putin and President Trump,
The chasm between Russia and the West appears to be wider now than at any point since the Cold War. In the absence of new initiatives, the knot of distrust is being tightened, choking off the ability of governments to discuss, let alone advance, steps essential for improving ...
RIAC and RUSI Report #32, 2017
At present, Russian-British relations are in deep crisis.
Will countries be able to restore a regular and systematic dialogue at the highest level?
What are the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Britain in the sphere of security, combating international ...
