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Ambassador Katherine Tai speaks at launch of Silverado and ASPI event
Silverado Policy Accelerator | 04/19/2022
The new program supports the profession development of ASEAN’s next generation of female trade negotiators and experts.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - May 27, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/27/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - May 20, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/20/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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The Hill: Recycling critical minerals is an underappreciated national security tool
Adina Renee Adler
05/19/2022
Silverado's Adina Renee Adler explains how the principles of Circular Economy can help resolve the critical mineral crisis.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - May 13, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/13/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Andrew David joins Silverado Policy Accelerator
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/11/2022
Mr. David will spearhead Silverado's research and policy analysis efforts.
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Event Recap: War in Ukraine
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/08/2022
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Mike Kofman and Chris Carlson to discuss current updates on the War in Ukraine
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Friday Policy Wine Down - May 6, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/06/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Event Recap: Ukrainian Military
Silverado Policy Accelerator
05/01/2022
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Mike Kofman and Nolan Peterson to discuss current updates on the War in Ukraine
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Friday Policy Wine Down - April 29, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/29/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - April 22, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/22/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Lauren Stowe joins Silverado Policy Accelerator
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/19/2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator welcomes its new general counsel and senior climate policy advisor.
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Dmitri Alperovitch joins "60 Minutes" to discuss possible Russian cyberattacks
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/18/2022
Dmitri discussed how Russia could use cyber operations to pressure the U.S. to roll back its sanctions and how the U.S. could respond to a potential attack.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - April 15, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/15/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Silverado Policy Accelerator Comments on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/12/2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator has responded to requests for comments on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - April 8, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/08/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Global Carbon Pricing
Meagan Reid
04/06/2022
The global climate challenge will require multiple different policy tools to solve - including trade.
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What's in a Word?
Adina Renee Adler
04/04/2022
To move the global economy toward a Circular Economy model, we need to rethink the term "waste."
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Event Recap: War in Ukraine
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/03/2022
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Russia expert Michael Kofman, and China expert Ivan Kanapathy, to discuss current events and possible parallels with Taiwan.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - April 1, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/01/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Silverado Comments on Supporting a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/28/2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator responds to Department of Commerce request for information on supporting a strong domestic semiconductor industry.
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Event Recap: War in Ukraine
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/27/2022
Silverado Chairman, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses current updates on the War in Ukraine with experts Michael Kofman and Chris Krebs.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - March 25, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/25/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Measuring Carbon Across Borders
Meagan Reid
03/25/2022
The Patchwork of National ETS and Carbon Pricing Systems Falls Short When it Comes to International Trade - A New Paradigm is Needed
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Event Recap: War in Ukraine
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/22/2022
Silverado Chairman, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses current updates on the War in Ukraine with experts Michael Kofman and Andrew Monaghan.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - March 18, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/18/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Foreign Affairs: The Dangers of Putin’s Paranoia
Dmitri Alperovitch
03/18/2022
Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch explains why Putin's isolation encourages escalation.
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Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch Appointed to Homeland Security Advisory Council
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/17/2022
The Council will provide strategic advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, a member of the President’s Cabinet.
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Event Recap: War for Ukraine
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/13/2022
Silverado Chairman, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses current updates on the War in Ukraine with experts Michael Kofman and Rob Lee.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - March 11, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/11/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Circular Economy: How is it Defined and How Should it be Defined?
Adina Renee Adler
03/09/2022
Defining Circular Economy so we know how to achieve it.
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Event Transcript: War in Ukraine, Current State and What's Next for the RU Mil
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/08/2022
Silverado Co-Founder, Dmitri Alperovitch, sits down with Rob Lee and Michael Kofman to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - March 4, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/04/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - February 25, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/25/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Event Recap: “2022 Export Enforcement Priorities"
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/24/2022
Silverado's Executive Director Sarah Stewart sits down with the newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod.
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Celebrating Silverado Policy Accelerator's First Year
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/23/2022
A look back at Silverado's accomplishments and achievements on the first anniversary of its launch.
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Counting Carbon
Meagan Reid
02/22/2022
Managing carbon emissions is a fundamental threshold issue for fighting climate change. But as experts say, "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it."
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Friday Policy Wine Down - February 18, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/18/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Silverado Partners with NBC News for Russia-Ukraine Tabletop Exercise
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/17/2022
Dmitri Alperovitch joined NBC's Andrea Mitchell and top national security experts to explore how the U.S. could respond to a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Adina Renee Adler Join Silverado Policy Accelerator as New Deputy Executive Director
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/14/2022
Welcome, Adina!
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Friday Policy Wine Down - February 11, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/11/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Friday Policy Wine Down - February 4, 2022
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/04/2022
A snapshot of key action in cyber, trade, and environmental policy for the past week.
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Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch appointed to DHS's new Cyber Safety Review Board
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/03/2022
DHS's new board will review significant cyber events and write comprehensive assessments and recommendations that can be implemented by government and industry.
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International Considerations for a Net-Zero Trade Policy
Maureen Hinman
01/14/2022
What would a positive agenda for an international, net-zero trade policy look like?
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Event Recap: 2022 Cybersecurity Policy Priorities
Silverado Policy Accelerator
01/13/2022
Summary of Silverado's event, "2022 Cybersecurity Priorities: Perspectives from the Legislative and Executive Branches"
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Transcript: 2022 Cybersecurity Policy Priorities
Silverado Policy Accelerator
01/13/2022
A transcript of Silverado Policy Accelerator's Event, "2022 Cybersecurity Policy Priorities: Perspectives from the Legislative and Executive Branches"
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Silverado's 2022 Cybersecurity Policy Priorities
Silverado Policy Accelerator
01/12/2022
Silverado's 2022 Cybersecurity Policy Priorities for the Legislative and Executive Branches
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The Long and Winding Road to a Global Carbon Price
Meagan Reid
12/16/2021
When it comes to global carbon pricing, it's hard to price something that “promises [the] non-delivery of an invisible resource to no one.”
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Foreign Affairs: The Case for Cyber-Realism
Dmitri Alperovitch
12/14/2021
In a new piece for Foreign Affairs, Dmitri Alperovitch's makes the case for cyber realism.
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Event Recap: "Ante Up: Going All In on the Global Chips Race"
Silverado Policy Accelerator
12/07/2021
A conversation between Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Solarium Commission's Mark Montgomery, and Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch and Sarah Stewart.
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CBAmerica: U.S. Objectives and Non-Objectives for a CBAM
Silverado Policy Accelerator
11/19/2021
What should the U.S. aim to achieve—and avoid—with carbon border adjustment?
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Lawfare: REvil Is Down—For Now
Dmitri Alperovitch and Ian Ward
11/16/2021
In a new piece for Lawfare, Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch and Ian Ward dissect the cyber operations that led the ransomware gang REvil to go offline.
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How Trade Policy Can Help Save the Climate
Silverado Policy Accelerator
11/10/2021
Trade policy is a powerful tool that nations can use to complement UNFCCC efforts to reduce global carbon emissions—but it must be deployed strategically.
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Tools of the Carbon Trade: Designing a Realistic Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Silverado Policy Accelerator
11/03/2021
Seven questions that need to be answered before the U.S. can successfully implement a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
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News Analysis: Climate Change is a National Security Problem
Silverado Policy Accelerator
10/27/2021
A new series of reports from the Biden administration highlight the national security threats posed by climate change.
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Silverado Comments on U.S. Clean Technologies Export Competitiveness Strategy
Silverado Policy Accelerator
10/19/2021
Silverado Policy Accelerator responds to Department of Commerce request for comments on U.S. Clean Technologies Export Competitiveness Strategy.
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The New York Times: "America Is Being Held for Ransom. It Needs to Fight Back."
Dmitri Alperovitch
09/20/2021
In a new op-ed for the New York Times, Silverado's Co-Founder Dmitri Alperovitch argues that the U.S. should go on the offensive to stop ransomware.
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Celebrating Silverado Policy Accelerator’s 2021 Interns
Silverado Policy Accelerator
07/29/2021
Meet the three interns who have become an essential part of Silverado’s team over the past year.
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Event Recap: “Competing with China: Opportunities for U.S.−Australia Cooperation.”
Ian Ward
07/14/2021
Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, Rep. John Katko, and Rep. Ami Bera discuss how the U.S. and Australia can work together to counter China’s growing influence.
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A Fresh Take on Defining Environmental Goods
Maureen Hinman
07/07/2021
Trade policy can advance environmental objectives through the reduction or elimination of tariff barriers for environmental goods.
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WaPo: "Ransomware attacks won’t stop unless Biden keeps the pressure on Putin"
Dmitri Alperovitch and Matthew Rojansky
07/06/2021
In a new op-ed for the Washington Post, Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch argues that President Biden needs to get tough on Russian ransomware.
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Event recap: “Cyber Strategy in the Biden Era: A Conversation with Anne Neuberger”
Ian Ward
06/29/2021
Deputy National Security Advisor discusses Microsoft Exchange hack attribution, Biden’s executive order on cyber, and ransomware response.
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WaPo: Putin has bedeviled American presidents. Biden can learn from their mistakes.
Dmitri Alperovitch and Matthew Rojansky
06/14/2021
In a new op-ed for the Washington Post, Silverado's Dmitri Alperovitch proposes a strategy for President Biden's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin.
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Two Big Steps Forward for U.S. Competitiveness
Silverado Policy Accelerator
06/12/2021
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and the White House’s supply chain report signal a new focus on promoting U.S. competitiveness.
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WITA’s “Trading For Good” Panel
Silverado Policy Accelerator
04/22/2021
What are the benefits of an environmental goods agreement, and how can we get there?
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Fostering Bipartisan Debate, Part II
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/25/2021
Silverado’s pre-launch events facilitated bipartisan and multidisciplinary debate about critical geopolitical questions.
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Fostering Bipartisan and Interdisciplinary Debate, One Roundtable Discussion at Time
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/18/2021
Silverado’s accelerator model is designed to reveal areas of consensus on pressing global challenges. Here’s what we’ve found so far.
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Lawfare: How Should the U.S. Respond to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Hacks?
Dmitri Alperovitch and Ian Ward
03/12/2021
The major U.S. companies have been hacked in the past two months. How should the government respond?
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Green Goods Market Access is Key To Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda
Maureen Hinman
03/11/2021
Liberalizing green goods trade is a straightforward trade policy tool to fight climate change and environmental degradation.
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Three Key Areas for Policy Action
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/10/2021
Silverado’s three areas of focus converge on policy challenges that are ripe for new action and approaches.
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What is a Policy Accelerator?
Silverado Policy Accelerator
03/01/2021
How can non-profit organizations not only generate new policy ideas but also facilitate the implementation of real policy solutions?
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Silverado’s First Steps
Silverado Policy Accelerator
02/23/2021
Silverado is a new bipartisan, non-profit policy organization dedicated to advancing American prosperity and global competitiveness in the 21st century.
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