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October 3, 2025

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Council on Foreign Relations report offers U.S. policymakers cyber ‘foreign policy for a fragmented internet’

By Charlie Mitchell / July 13, 2022

The U.S. must “consolidate” a global coalition around a trusted internet, apply steady pressure on adversaries, and “more cohesively” link policies on national security and “digital competition,” according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations.

CFR warned in the report: “The utopian vision of an open, reliable, and secure global network has not been achieved and is unlikely ever to be realized. Today, the internet is less free, more fragmented, and less secure.”

The report, “Confronting...


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