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October 10, 2013

Education
Guest Post: Lessons from Abroad for U.S. Education

The following guest post was written by Curtis Valentine, a CFR Term Member and a 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellow (IAF). Curtis will be posted to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of I…

A woman is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (Shannon Stapleton/Courtesy Reuters).

March 21, 2023

Cybersecurity
The Dangers of a New Russian Proposal for a UN Convention on International Information Security

Russia recently issued a new draft for a UN international convention on cybersecurity. An alternative proposal offers a freer vision of internet governance, and would provide a more action-oriented p…

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya responds, as Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks for a minute of silence during a meeting at the United Nations Security Council, to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

December 7, 2022

Cybersecurity
Taiwan’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Ramifications for a Taiwan-China Conflict

Taiwan has had an active and capable offensive cyber force for more than a decade. Taiwanese leadership should continue to emphasize and grow its cyber capabilities to counter China's escalating gray…

A Chinese aircraft carrier sits in the center of the screen, viewed even with the bow. It is flanked by five other smaller Chinese ships with eight aircraft directly overhead the carrier.

March 6, 2013

Education
National Security and National Unity: A Case for Compulsory Service

This guest post is by Curtis Valentine, a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (South Africa 2001-2003) The continuous debates over domestic issues …

A student from Boston College volunteers at Ellis Memorial Center (supportunitedway/Flickr).

August 7, 2012

Education
Guest Post: Community Colleges and America's Skills Gap

The following is a guest post written by Curtis Valentine, a CFR term member and education reform advocate in Maryland. Follow him on Twitter at @curtiseveryday. In a recent meeting of the National …

Students listen to professor Christian Agunwamba during a "Fundamentals of Algebra" class at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts (Brian Snyder/Courtesy Reuters).