Brett Schaefer is the Jay Kingham senior research fellow in international regulatory affairs with The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. Read his research.
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A recent bylaw proposal from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)—which controls the Internet’s naming function and is currently being transitioned from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The first U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit concluded this week. President Obama has, quite expectedly, characterized it as “an extraordinary event, an extraordinary summit.” The three-day summit… Read More
InternationalCommentary
African leaders and citizens had great expectations in 2008 that the election of President Barack Obama would elevate the prominence of Africa and its concerns… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Consensus is growing that accountability is the key to success for ICANN—the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Earlier this week, the Information Technology… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Should the Central American migrants crossing our border be treated as refugees? Recent statements in the press by officials of the United Nations High Commissioner… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Considering its participation in the new Palestinian unity government, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel should lead the U.S. to cut the hundreds of millions in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Barack Obama again sought to make the case to the American people for “dealing with the rapidly growing threat of climate change” last month,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some unexpected fireworks emerged from the 50th public meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, held in London from June 22-26—fireworks that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Will the Internet continue to be the bastion of freedom and engine of economic growth it has been so far? That may be decided by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What do Enron, the Soros Economic Development Fund, Papa John’s Pizza, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, MTV, the Bank of Palestine, and Deutsche Bank have in common?… Read More
