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Turkey, the Arab League, the United Nations and the European Union (EU) have escalated pressure on Damascus in an effort to isolate and punish the Syrian regime for its continuing repression of protesters. With the death toll now exceeding 4,000 civilians, Turkey and the Arab League recently joined the U.S. and the EU in imposing wide-ranging sanctions against Syria—a coordinated, international move considered inconceivable just six months ago.

3.  Incomplete Security Sector Reform in Serbia:  Lessons for Democratic Transition

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

 2:00– 3:30 pm

Room 500

1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

 with

Jelena Milić

Director, Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies,

Belgrade, Serbia

 Comments by

Daniel Serwer
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations

 Vedran Džihić

Moderator
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations

Jelena Milić, director of the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies, will give an insight into the problems of the security reform in Serbia since the time of the Milosevic regime and democratic changes in 2000 until today. She will discuss the importance of transitional justice for security sector reforms as well as the consequences of current gaps and problems in the reform for Serbia. As the security sector reform is critical for the successs of all post-conflict and democratization efforts the event will outline possible “lessons learned” for democratic transition of regions like North Africa. Finally, Jelena Milić will elaborate on the implications of the recent European Council’s decision on Serbian EU-candidacy bid.

4. Proactive Deterrence: The Challenge of Escalation Control on the Korean Peninsula

Date & Time:

Fri, 12/16/2011 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Location:

Korea Economic Institute

1800 K Street NW Suite 1010

Washington, DC 20008

Speakers:

Abraham Denmark, Senior Advisor, CNA

Moderator: Nicholas Hamisevicz, Director of Research and Academic Affairs, KEI

Description:

After the attacks last year by North Korea on the Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island, the difficult debates continue over the best way South Korea should respond to these types of strikes by North Korea and on ways to deter them in the future. Fears arise that miscalculating the response to North Korean aggression could quickly escalate into war.

And even though South Korea and the U.S., along with other allies, would likely be able to defend South Korea and eventually reunify the Korean peninsula through force, the outbreak of war will likely have huge human, economic, and developmental costs for South Korea. Thus, proper deterrence mechanisms and response procedures are needed.

Please join KEI for a luncheon discussion with Abraham Denmark, Senior Advisor, CNA. Mr. Denmark will discuss his Academic Paper Series report on some of the issues involved with preemptive self-defense and proactive deterrence by South Korea.  He will also present some possible policies for South Korea and the United States that could mitigate the potential for accidental escalation while sustaining deterrence over North Korea. We hope you will join us for this interesting event.

A light meal will be served.

To RSVP for this event, please click here.

5. Combating Botnets: Strengthening Cybersecurity Through Stakeholder Coordination

Millions of American computers have been compromised and are remotely controlled for a variety of malicious purposes in botnets, enabling online crime and aggression. In September, the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security issued a Request for Information to explore developing a voluntary industry code of conduct to respond to botnets. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), security firms, advocacy groups and citizens submitted comments on how these networks can be detected, how ISPs can notify customers whose computers are affected and how to improve cybersecurity with the appropriate distribution of responsibilities.

Friday, December 16, 2011
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Map

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

On December 16, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a discussion examining how government agencies, private firms and citizens can work together to combat the cybersecurity risks associated with botnets. Representatives of the Department of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security will present their conclusions from the Request for Information on the industry’s options for moving forward. In addition, a panel of experts will explore the need for stakeholder cooperation and coordination in fighting botnets, how to engage citizens in strengthening cybersecurity, and the challenges of measuring progress. The discussion will highlight the importance of well-crafted public-private partnerships and careful governance in addressing cybersecurity risks.After the program, speakers will take audience questions.

Participants

Introduction and Moderator

Allan A. Friedman

Fellow, Governance Studies

Presenters

Bruce McConnell

Counselor to the National Protection and Programs Directorate Deputy Under Secretary
U.S. Department Of Homeland Security

Ari Schwartz

Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Technology Policy and Member of the Internet Policy Task Force
U.S. Department of Commerce

Panelists

Jamie Barnett

Chief of the Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Federal Communications Commission

Sameer Bhalotra

Deputy Cybersecurity Coordinator, National Security Staff
The White House

Yurie Ito

Director, Global Coordination
JP CERT

Michael Kaiser

Executive Director
National Cyber Security Alliance

Brent Rowe

Senior Economist