Alumni Publication: "The competition for influence in the Americas is now online" by Celina Realuyo
On 12 February 2024, Atlantic Council published NESA Center alumna Celina Realuyo's latest article on how the PRC and Russia are exploiting emerging technologies and cyberspace in the Americas, titled "The competition for influence in the Americas is now online."
This publication is part of an Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series on how the United States can counter malign Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere. It examines PRC efforts to expand its economic footprint in the region in the emerging technologies and critical infrastructure arenas, and analyzes Russian foreign influence operations in the cyber domain with disinformation campaigns intended to destabilize democratic governments allied with the United States.
"To counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the cyber and emerging technologies domains in the region, the United States must adopt a more proactive stance by doubling down on constructive investment and commercial activities with partner nations, and educating the region on US engagements that contribute to economic growth and democracy, and discredit disinformation campaigns in the Americas," writes Realuyo.
About the Author
Celina Realuyo is a Professor of Practice at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University where she focuses on U.S. national security, illicit networks, transnational organized crime, counterterrorism and threat finance issues in the Americas.
About the Publisher
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs.
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