logo
welcome
Wired

Wired

Biden's Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight

Wired
Summary
Nutrition label

79% Informative

Nathaniel Fick is the outgoing US cyber ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy.

He says an isolationist U.S. creates or amplifies a lot of problems that we're not going to be able to turn our backs on.

Fick: "We may not be interested in the world, but the world is interested in us .

Fick spent more than 200 days as America ’s cyber ambassador.

Fick has heard from foreign counterparts who are deeply concerned about the future of US tech and cyber diplomacy.

The State Department launched an entirely new bureau inside the State Department , grew it to around 130 employees.

One of his biggest accomplishments was the launch of a foreign cyber aid fund.

Fick has shared his thoughts about China , 5 G, AI , deterrence, and other cyber issues with Trump ’s transition team.

He says the State Department needs to be jolted into action in an era of rapidly evolving technologies and intensifying geopolitical competition.

“It is essential to have a bias for action,” Fick says.

VR Score

78

Informative language

75

Neutral language

56

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

24

https://www.aiffp.gov.au/news/tuvalu-breaks-ground-first-undersea-telecommunications-cablehttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/09/exclusive-mike-waltz-clean-out-deep-staters-from-national-security-council-were-taking-resignations-1201-january-20/https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/07/madman-theory-international-relations-unpredictability/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/world/middleeast/israel-saudi-khashoggi-hacking-nso.htmlhttps://therecord.media/senate-confirms-fick-as-first-u-s-cyber-ambassadorhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39732845https://www.state.gov/united-nations-general-assembly-adopts-by-consensus-u-s-led-resolution-on-seizing-the-opportunities-of-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence-systems-for-sustainable-development/https://therecord.media/russian-hackers-target-ukraine-allies-fickhttps://www.state.gov/new-u-s-led-actions-expand-global-commitments-to-counter-commercial-spyware/https://www.ecdhr.org/cyber-surveillance-in-the-united-arab-emirates-updated-assessment/https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-enhancing-digital-economy-cooperation-between-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-republic-of-costa-rica/https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/costa-ricas-5g-network-to-exclude-china-and-russia/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/chinese-hack-telecom-white-house.htmlhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/18/joint-statement-on-efforts-to-counter-the-proliferation-and-misuse-of-commercial-spyware/https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-artificial-intelligence-can-deepen-racial-and-economic-inequitieshttps://www.state.gov/formalization-of-the-tallinn-mechanism-to-coordinate-civilian-cyber-assistance-to-ukraine/https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/09/1020472https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-referred-haiti-african-countries-shithole-nations-n836946https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/03/why-does-the-global-spyware-industry-continue-to-thrive-trends-explanations-and-responses?lang=enhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/ai-threat-warning.htmlhttps://therecord.media/cyber-foreign-aid-nathaniel-fick-state-departmenthttps://therecord.media/state-dept-preps-funding-blitz-to-boost-cyber-defenses-fickhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-038ahttps://therecord.media/china-volt-typhoon-direct-talks-us-china

Affiliate links

no affiliate links