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Cybersecurity: FORGING SOLUTIONS Highlights BUILDING TRUST | INFLUENCING POLICIES | DELIVERING SOLUTIONS | EastWest Institute’s Quarterly Newsletter | FALL 2011 | www.ewi.info >> In this issue: President’s THE U.S. AND CHINA: BUILDING TruST Message Pathways to Peace: RecOnciliatiON WITH THE Taliban WOMEN lawmaKers MEET IN ISlamabad Nuclear Discussion FOrum EWI LEADERS: F. franciS NAJAFI ewi alumni: SONJA LICHT EWI WORLDWIDE CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT 2011 CYBERSecuritY: FORGING SOLUTIONS etween the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World and widespread theft of personal data from corporate databases, it was a busy summer for cybersecurity – and for EWI’s to everything from fighting cyber crime to ensuring BWorldwide Cybersecurity Initiative. Launched in 2009, that emergency communications can traverse crowded EWI’s initiative brings together corporate and govern- telecommunications networks. ment partners to protect our world’s digital infrastruc- ture. “I think there is a recognition by all governments, in- cluding my own, of the importance of securing cyber- On June 1-2, EWI hosted the Second Worldwide Cyber- space – the recognition that there has to be coopera- security Summit in London, which convened more than tion between governments and the private sector,” said 450 business, government and technical experts from Latha Reddy, Deputy National Security Adviser of India, 43 countries. The aim: to find new practical solutions speaking at the summit. > Worrying Numbers Highlights Here’s a look at how world experts saw the cybersecurity challenge at the London cybersecurity summit. Developments 81% 54% 84% agree that bold steps ARE NEEDED doubt that THEIR organiZation THINK THAT THE CYBERSE- immediately to address THE lacK (business, agency) IS capable CURITY RISK WE FACE TO- OF truST IN THE integrity OF ICT of DEFENDING itself against A DAY IS HIGHER COMPARED Latest News from EWI’s Inititatives DEVelopment AND supply sophisticated cyber attacK TO ONE YEAR AGO EastWest Institute EWI WORLDWIDE CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT 2011 Advises Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus Cybersecurity: Forging Solutions On July 7, EWI experts ap- peared on Capitol Hill be- fore Rep. Michael McCaul President’s Message (R-Texas) and Rep. James R. Langevin (D-Rhode Dear Readers, Island), leaders of the 112th Congres- sional Cybersecurity Caucus, as well as any of you have suggested that EWI step up communications on what assorted staffers to share the work of we are achieving and how we see the world. This new and improved issue the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity of Highlights, EWI’s newsletter, is a step in that direction. The past three Summit. months can be best characterized by continued profound uncertainty Mamidst a seemingly infinite number of new and emerging threats to stability. Even The goal was to help U.S. policymak- changes like those in the Middle East represent vast uncertainty — we are living ers begin to imagine how countries can through Act 1: Scenes 1 or 2 of the saga of nations, from Egypt to Libya. work together to protect cyberspace - a formidable challenge. In the beginning of June, over 450 private and public sector experts from 43 countries came together at EWI’s Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit to One key to international collaboration, exchange ideas, build trust and seek solutions to threats to cyberspace. Our China- according to Lt. General (Ret.) Harry D. U.S. bilateral joint publication on fighting spam has been hailed by private sector Raduege, Jr., Chairman of the Deloitte and governments alike around the world. A month after the summit, a panel of EWI Center for Cyber Innovation, is the kind experts shared that work on Capitol Hill, appearing before members of Congress’s of networking and information-sharing Cybersecurity Caucus. made possible by the summit. This summer, we made strides in building trust in one of the toughest neighbor- “What encourages me is that we had se- hoods in the world, bringing together Afghan and Pakistani leaders in Abu Dhabi for nior representatives from governments the third in a series of confidential meetings. EWI also organized the first delegation and corporations,” said Raduege, who > Private sector leadership was a dersea cables that carry over 99% of of female Afghan parliamentarians to Islamabad, where they met with and secured is also a member of EWI’s President’s running theme at the summit and at intercontinental Internet messages, agreements for assistance from their Pakistani peers – a pivotal step in estab- Advisory Group. a unique event that followed on July EWI partnered with IEEE to begin an lishing mutual understanding and strengthening the political voices of women in 7, when EWI experts appeared on advocacy program called the Reliability both countries. In late July, EWI and the China Institute of International Studies in The experts also emphasized the im- Capitol Hill before Rep. Michael McCaul of Global Undersea Cable Commu- Beijing brought together leading Chinese and American experts, including two U.S. portance of private-public partnerships (R-Texas) and Rep. James R. Langevin nications Infrastructure (ROGUCCI). four-star generals, to discuss issues of vital strategic importance. or, as U.S. National Security Council’s (D-Rhode Island), leaders of the 112th Working with the International Cable former Acting Senior Director for Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, Protection Committee, this group is de- We encourage you to participate in upcoming EWI events, including our 8th World- Cyberspace and EWI Director Melissa as well as assorted staffers to share the veloping best practices to help govern- wide Security Conference in Brussels on October 3-5, that is co-sponsored by the Hathaway put it, ongoing conversation work of the cybersecurity summit - part ments reduce cable repair times from G8 and their French presidency. You are welcome to join leaders of non-proliferation between the “geeks” (technical experts) of EWI’s policy advocacy effort. ten weeks to several days. at our high level gathering at the UN on nuclear weapons reduction, which will and the “wonks” (policy leaders). Learn More feature UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Please visit our website at ewi.info for Private partners also play a large role in What’s next? Cybersecurity issues will more information on how you can be involved with EWI. We appreciate your support EWI will continue to bring the work of EWI’s ongoing breakthrough initiatives, be high on the agenda at the Eighth Mobilizing for International Action, and interest. the cybersecurity initiative to the at- small groups of international experts Worldwide Security Conference in Brus- the report from the Second tention of the policy community in the who meet on an ongoing basis to ad- sels on October 3. The Third Worldwide Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit Yours, months ahead. dress specific cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity Summit will be held in in London is available at For example, to protect the vital un- New Delhi, October 30-31, 2012. www.ewi.info/london2011 John Edwin Mroz 2 EWI Highlights | FALL 2011 www.ewi.info www.ewi.info EWI Highlights | FALL 2011 3 Women in National Parliaments Highlights Percentage of female members of national legislatures as of June 30, 2011 Source: IPU 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% KUWAIT JAPAN KAZAKHSTAN U.K. AUSTRALIA SPAIN BELGIUM SAUDI ARABIA MALAYSIA U.S.A. ISRAEL ITALY CANADA GERMANY ANGOLA FINLAND QUATAR NIGERIA SOUTH AFRICA BRAZIL THAILAND INDONESIA UGANDA ARGENTINA CUBA RWANDA CHINA IRAQ SWEDEN IRAN SRI LANKA INDIA TURKEY POLAND PAKISTAN MEXICO TANZANIA MOZAMBIQUE Developments LEBANON ALGERIA RUSSIA FRANCE AFGHANISTAN DENMARK ICELAND PHILLIPPINES Women Parliamentar- The U.S. and China: Building Trust ians Meet in Islamabad Pathways to Peace: On June 3 and 4, 2011, EWI From July 18 to 22, 2011, EWI led a delegation of senior U.S. experts to Beijing facilitated the first-ever visit Reconciliation with the Taliban between women parliamen- for talks with Chinese officials, scholars, and military representatives tarians from Afghanistan and Pakistan. During a suc- On August 9, 2011, EWI released Seeking Solutions cessful series of meetings, including for Afghanistan: Third Report on the Abu Dhabi one with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the lawmakers resolved to Process, a report based on talks between Afghan and establish an ongoing dialogue to con- Pakistani leaders held in Abu Dhabi nect women lawmakers from both countries. The trip grew out of an EWI-organized conference held at the European Parliament last December, which aimed to help Afghan women Nuclear politicians take a stronger role in governing. Pakistani women MPS art of an ongoing series facili- tor of Regional Security. “The recent Discussion Forum have valuable lessons to share, ac- tated by EWI and sponsored by increase in tensions between Afghani- the Abu Dhabi government, the stan, the U.S. and Pakistan gives reason On July 28, 2011, EWI and the cording to participants, and regular meetings aim to build bilateral for concern.” Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan meetings between women politicians Ptrust and help bring peace to the region. held the fifth and final meeting of the from both countries could help build To build intergovernmental trust, rom President Obama’s meeting During the discussions, whose details Nuclear Discussion Forum at the UN. In bilateral trust. Both Afghan and Pakistani partici- participants recommended creating a with the Dalai Lama to accusa- are kept off-the-record to encour- the forum, UN representatives and pants advised the Afghan government Pakistani body to work with the Afghan tions of cyber espionage leveled age open conversation, participants outside experts confronted political “The delegation was a step forward in to pursue reconciliation with Taliban High Peace Jirga and a new, more effec- at China, the summer of 2011 was recognized Taiwan as the main potential obstacles to achieving a world without terms of changing the face of politics insurgents, and for the U.S. government tive format for talks between the U.S., Fa tense time for U.S.-China relations.
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