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    • Introduction: CyberPolitics in International Relations 

      Choucri, Nazli (© International Political Science Association / Sage Publications, 2000-07)
      This issue of the International Political Science Review is devoted to new challenges and opportunities-as well as attendant problems-created by new information and communication technologies and applications in political ...
    • Laboratory for information globalization and harmonization 

      Siegel, Michael D.; Madnick, Stuart E.; Choucri, Nazli; Zhu, Harry; Haghseta, Farnaz; e.a. (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001-12)
      The convergence of three distinct but interconnected trends – unrelenting globalization, growing worldwide electronic connectivity, and increasing knowledge intensity of economic activity – is creating powerful new ...
    • LIGHTS: Laboratory for information globalization and harmonization technologies and studies 

      Choucri, Nazli; Madnick, Stuart E.; Siegel, Michael D.; Wang, Richard (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003-02)
      Three important trends – unrelenting globalization, growing worldwide electronic connectivity, and increasing knowledge intensity of economic activity – are creating new opportunities for global politics, with challenging ...
    • Information integration for counter terrorism activities: The requirement for context mediation 

      Choucri, Nazli; Madnick, Stuart E.; Moulton, Allen; Siegel, Michael D.; Zhu, Hongwei (© IEEE, 2003-11)
      The National Research Council has noted that "[A]lthough there are many private and public databases that contain information potentially relevant to counterterrorism programs, they lack the necessary context definitions ...
    • Improving National and Homeland Security through a proposed Laboratory for Information Globalization and Harmonization Technologies (LIGHT) 

      Choucri, Nazli; Madnick, Stuart E.; Siegel, Michael; Wang, Richard (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004-12-10)
      A recent National Research Council study found that: "Although there are many private and public databases that contain information potentially relevant to counter terrorism programs, they lack the necessary context ...
    • Global e-readiness—for what? Readiness for e-banking 

      Choucri, Nazli; Madnick, Stuart E.; Siegel, Michael D.; Gillett, Sharon E.; Haghseta, Farnaz; e.a. (© Wiley Periodicals Inc., 2005-07-19)
      With the rapid diffusion of the Internet worldwide, there has been considerable interest in the e-potentials of developing countries giving rise to a first generation of e-readiness studies. Moreover, e-readiness means ...
    • Explorations in cyber international relations (ECIR)—data dashboard report #1: CERT data sources and prototype dashboard system 

      Madnick, Stuart E.; Choucri, Nazli; Camiña, Steven; Fogg, Erik; Li, Xitong; e.a. (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-08-10)
      Growing global interconnection and interdependency of computer networks, in combination with increased sophistication of cyber attacks over time, demonstrate the need for better understanding of the collective and cooperative ...
    • Experiences and challenges with using CERT data to analyze international cyber security. 

      Madnick, Stuart E.; Li, Xitong; Choucri, Nazli (© Elsevier B.V., 2009-09)
      With the increasing interconnection of computer networks and sophistication of cyber attacks, it is important to understand the dynamics of such situations, especially in regards to cyber international relations. The ...
    • System dynamics modeling for pro-active intelligence 

      Anderson, Ed; Choucri, Nazli; Goldsmith, Daniel; Madnick, Stuart E.; Siegel, Michael; e.a. (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-11-04)
      The Pro-Active Intelligence (PAINT) program, sponsored by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), was formed to address the challenges1 posed by distributed human networks, including terrorists and ...
    • 2010 ECIR Workshop on "Cyber International Relations: Emergent Realities of Conflict and Cooperation" 

      Choucri, Nazli (Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2010-10-13)
      An event of the MIT-Harvard multidisciplinary Minerva Project on "Explorations in Cyber International Relations" (ECIR), this conference seeks to adjust traditional views to the cyber realities of the 21st century. Of the ...
    • Exploring terms and taxonomies relating to the cyber international relations research field: Or are "cyberspace" and "cyber space" the same? 

      Camiña, Steven; Madnick, Stuart E.; Choucri, Nazli; Woon, Wei Lee (© Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011-08)
      This project has at least two facets to it: (1) advancing the algorithms in the sub-field of bibliometrics often referred to as "text mining" whereby hundreds of thousands of documents (such as journal articles) are scanned ...
    • Comparative analysis of cybersecurity metrics to develop new hypotheses 

      Madnick, Stuart E.; Choucri, Nazli; Li, Xitong; Ferwerda, Jeremy (© Elsevier B.V., 2011-11)
      Few Internet security organizations provide comprehensive, detailed, and reliable quantitative metrics, especially in the international perspective across multiple countries, multiple years, and multiple categories. As ...
    • Comparative analysis of cybersecurity metrics to develop new hypotheses 

      Fisher, D.; Madnick, Stuart E.; Choucri, Nazli; Li, X.; Ferwerda, J. (Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2011-12-07)
      Few Internet security organizations provide comprehensive, detailed, and reliable quantitative metrics, especially in the international perspective across multiple countries, multiple years, and multiple categories. ...
    • 2011 ECIR Workshop on "People, Power and CyberPolitics" 

      Choucri, Nazli (Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2011-12-07)
      The People, Power, and CyberPolitics Conference is a joint project of MIT and Harvard University on Explorations in Cyber International Relations (ECIR). Co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, this workshop is ...
    • Lost in cyberspace: Harnessing the Internet, international relations, and global security 

      Choucri, Nazli; Goldsmith, Daniel (Sage Journals/© 2012 Nazli Choucri, & Daniel Goldsmith, 2012-03-01)
      Early in the twenty-first century, new, cyber-based threats to the well-being of individuals, economies, and societies added a new dimension to the well-understood threats of the twentieth century. For the first time in ...
    • The role of cyberspace in international relations: A view of the literature 

      Reardon, Robert; Choucri, Nazli (© International Studies Association, 2012-04-01)
      This paper reviews the literature on cyber international relations of the previous decade. The review covers all journal articles on the role of cyberspace and information technology that appeared in 26 major policy, ...
    • The convergence of cyberspace and sustainability 

      Choucri, Nazli (© E-International Relations., 2012-04-20)
      This paper highlights the emerging synergy between cyberspace (a new arena of interaction) and sustainability (a new initiative on the global agenda), and their convergence on the global policy agenda. This convergence is ...
    • Cyber international relations as an integrated system 

      Vaishnav, Chintan; Choucri, Nazli; Clark, David D. (© INCOSE, 2012-06-18)
      International Relations (IR) – whether in pursuit of wealth or power – have been traditionally predicated upon the dominance of the State and the effectiveness of geographical boundaries. The Internet has shattered these ...
    • The dynamics of undersea cables: Emerging opportunities and pitfalls 

      Sechrist, Michael; Vaishnav, Chintan; Goldsmith, Daniel; Choucri, Nazli (© The System Dynamics Society, 2012-07-26)
      Cyberspace is built on physical foundations that support the “virtual” manifestations we know of and use in everyday computing. Physical infrastructure can include wired, fiber optic, satellite and microwave links, as well ...
    • The dynamics of managing undersea cables: When solution becomes the problem 

      Sechrist, Michael; Vaishnav, Chintan; Goldsmith, Daniel; Choucri, Nazli (Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2012-11-06)
      In the U.S., approximately 95% of all international Internet and phone traffic travels via undersea cables. Nearly all government traffic, including sensitive diplomatic and military orders, travels these cables to reach ...