Adam Segal

About the Author

Adam Segal is a renowned expert on international relations and cybersecurity, serving as the Maurice R. Greenberg Chair in Cyber and Critical Technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations. With a PhD from Columbia University, he has advised governments and corporations on the geopolitical implications of digital innovation, blending rigorous analysis with forward-thinking insights. Segal's work illuminates how cyber threats reshape global power dynamics, from state-sponsored hacks to the weaponization of data in trade wars. His acclaimed book, The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age, offers a compelling framework for understanding the new frontiers of international conflict and cooperation in an interconnected world.