Iowa City Foreign Relations Council: U.S.-China Cyber Agreement: Is It Enough of a Good Thing?

Published: May 11, 2016, 10 a.m.

Adam Bobrow is the President, CEO and Founder of Resilience Strategies, a strategic consultancy based in Maryland. Foresight provides advice to clients on the impact of government policy decisions and strategic decisions, particularly cyber-enabled enhancements to their products and services. Adam was recognized for his cybersecurity expertise as a Senior Fellow at the George Washington University's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. Adam served the Obama Administration in a variety of positions over five years. Most recently, he was the international lead for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Adam is an attorney, having received his JD from Washington University in St. Louis and is a member of the DC Bar. Adam's undergraduate degree is in Chinese language from Georgetown University.

Cybertheft is a salient and increasingly critical issue in the world of international relations. Bobrow will offer his reflections on the continued need for concrete action to match the rhetoric of the norm against cybertheft. Informed observers have not yet detected a decline in the intrusions from China focused on U.S. business. Now, Bobrow believes, is the time for the Administration to return to the sanctions process that was reported to be close to completion before the Xi visit several months ago.

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