Henry Kissinger and Lawrence Summers co-chaired an independent task force that studied the relationship between the United States and Europe.

The Task Force, consisting of both Americans and Europeans, argues that despite the forces pushing apart the two sides of the Atlantic, the United States and Europe still have compatible interests and complementary capabilities.

The Task Force makes a strong case that the United States and Europe should reassess existing principles governing the use of military force and seek to reach agreement on new "rules of the road." Similarly, it argues that America and Europe should develop a common policy toward states that possess or seek to possess weapons of mass destruction or that support terrorism in any way.

Renewing the Atlantic Partnership

And will the imposition of this legal and economic burden impede further exponential advances like those the computer industry has made in the past decade?

This symposium was held on March 13 at Stanford Law School. Participants included Michael Froomkin, Pamela Samuelson, and many others at the intersection of new technologies, intellectual property, and law.

Securing Privacy in the Internet Age

Hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday, Tom!

Do these signs of friction reflect a temporary transatlantic misunderstanding, or are more fundamental forces at work? Can the United States and Europe still be effective allies -- and if so, how?

The Imbalance of Power

We encourage economists, computer scientists, security specialists, business school faculty, and industry experts to submit original research to the 2004 conference. Among past and suggested topics are: information sharing; reputation systems; economics of pseudonyms; case studies; ...

All good questions! Note that it's now past the deadline to submit papers; the agenda is forthcoming.

The conference committee includes Ross Anderson, Jean Camp, Li Gong, Andrew Odlyzko, Bruce Schneier, Hal Varian, and others.

Third Annual Workshop on Economics and Information Security

Neal Stephenson's next book in The Baroque Cycle trilogy comes out next month. You can order it now.

Booklist had this to say:

This guy really likes to write long books.

With real-life supporting characters such as Isaac Newton and Wilhelm Leibnitz, the series blends fact and fiction so cleverly that it is virtually impossible to separate one from the other. Stephenson is a graceful writer, never getting bogged down in detail, keeping the story moving, dazzling us with his technique.

The concluding volume of the trilogy is scheduled to appear in October 2004, and it's fair to say anyone who reads this one will spend the intervening months waiting with breathless anticipation.

"George, get set for a mind blowing afternoon."

"Attention class A drivers ... You have 15 minutes to qualify."

The Confusion

As a first guess, here are some links that are mostly intelligent academic discussions at the intersection of information technology and more permanent things. Do send links corresponding to your own guesses.

Phil Agre is back! Also, RRE is now available via RSS. Enjoy.

Red Rock Eater Digest - pointers

Scientist #2: "Let's not listen!"

Introducing Lisa

William Safire wrote:
The only thing this time-wasting pest Newdow has going for him is that he's right.

Decius wrote:
Yes indeed folks, you heard right, its circus time again! Get ready for pseudo-intellectual arguments from angry leftists who have no consideration for how people feel. Get ready for idiotic chest pounding from right wing zealots who don't see why a pesky thing like the establishment clause should prevent them from establishing a religion they see as already established.

The Supreme Court needs MemeStreams.

Or at least a better collaborative filter.

When it comes to Constitutional questions waiting for the Court's consideration, does this one really rise to the top of the list?

What recourse do we have?

Of God and the Flag

What Would John Edwards Do?