China isn’t complying with WTO commitments, Intellectual Property Alliance official says
USTR convened a public hearing on China’s compliance with the WTO commitments.
Read more
State Department: Stabilization in Syria requires international cooperation
Administration officials joined Syrian experts at the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss alternatives on U.S. policy changes that could bring the Syrian conflict to a close.
Read more
AJK President condemns “human rights crisis” in region
Speaking at a panel event hosted by New America, the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan addressed the “human rights and humanitarian crisis” in the Kashmir region.
Read more
Securing elections against cyberattacks not so easy, experts say
Experts say securing the election system will require new training of local, state and federal enforcement officials, installing updated software and possibly a new ballot system.
Read more
U.S. sees only “modest success” in return of refugees to northern Iraq, USAID official says
The U.S. has had only “modest success” in encouraging the return of refugees to Iraq’s Nineveh Plain and Western Nineveh, according to an official on the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Read more
Marine Veteran Makes New Discoveries Through Storytelling
Tammy Hineline, a Marine Corps veteran, said a storytelling workshop helped her rediscover who she was after she left the military. The workshop was organized by the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP), a non-profit dedicated to empowering veterans through arts.
Read more
Ransomware threatens to take more businesses and governments ‘hostage’
Virtually unheard of five years ago, “ransomware” attacks have emerged as a serious and growing risk to governments and businesses operating in the digital age. We spoke with Herbert Stapleton, the FBI’s cyber section chief, about the growing threat.
Read more
Strong alliances, global investments key to China challenge
An assistant secretary of defense warns that the cost to the U.S. of complacency toward China could be “extremely high.”
Read more
After Baltimore, mayors want Washington’s help to defend against ransomware
Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young faced a crisis less than a week into his new job when a ransomware attack hit the city’s computer systems — cutting off emails and shutting down online bill collections for everything from utilities to real estate transactions.
Read more
Lessons from the frontlines of the fight against ransomware
As ransomware and other cyberattacks increase in frequency, it is important to understand where the attacks originate and how they can be stopped. Learning from experts in the field help shed light on how to protect against these attacks, and what the future may hold.
Read more