Global Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in a Digital Age

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Google’s announcement that it will stop censoring results from its Chinese search engine is just the latest development on the internet freedom agenda and highlights the increased dedication from the public and private sectors to preserve the openness of what has become one of the most salient forms of communication. Indeed, President Obama and Secretary Clinton have made clear that internet freedom - which can play a big role in U.S. diplomacy and development - is a key foreign policy priority for the United States.

On March 24, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event to mark the public launch of the U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom, which will provide bipartisan leadership and serve as a resource in the Washington policy community on this important issue.

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Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
Co-chair, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Co-chair, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom

Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
Member, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom

Senator Robert Casey (D-PA)
Member, U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Honorable Michael Posner
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Ambassador Mark Palmer
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

Alan Davidson
Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google

Richard Fontaine
Senior Fellow, CNAS

Daniel Calingaert
Deputy Director of Programs, Freedom House

Rebecca MacKinnon
Visiting Fellow, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Co-Founder, Global Voices Online