John Palfrey argues that social media sites have played a huge role in the prodemocracy surge—but states have also been very good at using technology to suppress their people.

Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator at Financial Times, and Joseph S. Nye Jr., university distinguished service professor at Harvard Kennedy School, discuss new variables that are changing America's foreign policy strategies including the diffusion of power as technology empowers nonstate and nongovernmental actors, as well as the power transition from West to East.

Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator at Financial Times, and Joseph S. Nye Jr., university distinguished service professor at Harvard Kennedy School, discuss new variables that are changing America’s foreign policy strategies including the diffusion of power as technology empowers nonstate and nongovernmental actors, as well as the power transition from West to East.

Hugh Miles explains, "the inside story of Egypt's TV wars and how Saudi Arabia could be next."

As Wikipedia celebrates its tenth anniversary, Joseph Reagle, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, sees an opportunity for significant growth in non-English-speaking parts of the world.

 In this NY Times op-ed, Harvard Law School Climenko Fellow, Andrew Woods, writes on the exaggerated status social media has earned in recent uprisings.

A contrarian analysis of how the United States can succeed in the technological race with Asia.

Adam Segal and Cherian Samuel argue that both India and the United States have a stake in an internet that is open, global, and secure.

Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, and Jared Cohen, Adjunct Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Director of Google Ideas at Google, highlight the potential of the technological development to revolutionize relations between countries and to empower citizens of oppressive regimes

A favorite view of the Internet holds that the democratization of communications will bring about the democratization of the world.

Jonathan Pearl argues that easing restrictions on Jordan's uranium enrichment will actually allow the Obama administration to set a new, strengthened standard for nuclear cooperation agreements.

Intel CEO Otellini expresses optimism for economic growth contingent upon the adoption of specific U.S. regulatory policies.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker series.

Intel CEO Otellini expresses optimism for economic growth contingent upon the adoption of specific U.S. regulatory policies.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker series.

The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell argues that Twitter and Facebook are less-than-promising tools for political revolution, regardless of hype.

Micah Zenko asks, "Is allure of war by remote control the root cause of America's dangerously unbalanced foreign policy?"

Peter A. Garretson examines whether space-based solar power is the next major step in the Indo-U.S. strategic partnership.

Richard A. Falkenrath says that while the recent decision by the United Arab Emirates to suspend BlackBerry services may have been opposed by business travelers, law enforcement officers and intelligence officers viewed the decision with approval and a bit of envy.

Facebook and Google have aroused concerns about encroachments on privacy online, but media expert Jeff Jarvis says policymakers need to be careful not to overreact and encroach on the Internet's value as a public sphere and lifeline in closed societies.

Joshua Kurlantizk says that authoritarian regimes have undermined the potential power of the World Wide Web to foster democracy.

Watch Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon Communications, discuss technology and innovation, as well as the implications of recent legislation on Verizon.

This meeting was part of the CEO Speaker series, which provides a forum for leading global CEOs to share their priorities and insights.