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Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: July 30, 2020
Report finds election officials vulnerable to phishing emails; Trump administration asks FCC to narrow Section 230 protections for social media sites; Chinese hackers infiltrate Vatican networks prior to high-level talks; House lawmakers grill tech leaders during antitrust hearing; and Hackers target Eastern Europe in anti-NATO disinformation campaign.

Blog Post by Adam Segal July 30, 2020 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

China

What Mike Pompeo doesn’t understand about China, Richard Nixon and U.S. foreign policy
Secretary Pompeo, advocating a policy of transforming China, is proposing a course that is bound to fail.

by Richard N. Haass July 25, 2020

Elections and Voting

Cyber Week in Review: July 23, 2020
Congressional Democrats demand FBI briefing on foreign disinformation campaign targeting 2020 election; DOJ charges Chinese hackers with targeting coronavirus vaccine research; Major Twitter breach likely the work of “SIM swapping” hackers; House of Representative votes to ban TikTok on federal devices; and France effectively bans Huawei 5G equipment by 2028.

Blog Post by Adam Segal July 23, 2020 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

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Yemen

Yemen in Crisis
Yemen’s internal divisions and a Saudi-led military intervention have spawned an escalating political, military, and humanitarian crisis.

Backgrounder by Zachary Laub and Kali Robinson July 29, 2020

Education

How Countries Are Reopening Schools During the Pandemic
Educators worldwide are facing the agonizing decision of whether to resume in-person instruction while there’s still no cure for the new coronavirus. Countries including Denmark, India, and Kenya are taking different approaches.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter and Lindsay Maizland July 27, 2020

Elections and Voting

Candidate Tracker
CFR is following the presidential candidates on the major foreign policy issues. Dive deeper below.

Interactive July 27, 2020