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Public-Private Partnerships on Cybersecurity Seen as Key to Pass Effective Security Legislation

Increased cooperation between government cybersecurity officials and independent hacker communities can lead to streamlined and higher quality legislation for technology security measures, according to cybersecurity expert. “We are seeing a change from a completely adversarial relationship between the government and the hacker community and it’s starting to thaw a bit where there is a lot […]

Ocean Energy and Minerals Security: A New Strategic Cooperation Policy for US-Portugal Relations

By Ruben Eiras

Ocean energy and rare earth minerals security has the potential to become a valuable strategic cooperation policy area between Portugal and the United States. At the minimum, it is a logical consequence of the major transatlantic geopolitical elements that unite both countries.

Was de Gaulle Right on Britain’s Role in Europe?

By Stanley Sloan

French President Charles de Gaulle in 1963 vetoed the British application to join the European Community (EC)—the precursor of today’s European Union (EU). The British decision to leave the EU in a so-called Brexit referendum would not have surprised the great de Gaulle at all. After many years of British refusal to consider membership in […]

India’s Membership to Nuclear Supplier Group Will Bolster Civil Nuclear Efforts

By Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

This article is part of a series. India’s recent drive to become a full member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is part of a two-pronged attempt by New Delhi to revive a moribund Indian civilian nuclear industry. Many, especially in India, have portrayed it as a quixotic act of diplomacy by New Delhi because […]

South African Municipal Elections Illuminate Wavering Position for Ruling Party

By Mitch Hulse

The African National Congress’ (ANC) defeat in critical municipalities during the local elections held on August 3 has revealed cracks in South Africa’s ruling political party and has highlighted the diminishing influence of President Jacob Zuma, according to the Atlantic Council’s Chloë McGrath. “The results of this municipal election have certainly created significant shockwaves for […]

Turkish Stream Project Expected to Headline Russo-Turkey Visit

By John Roberts

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on August 9, one of the leading items on their agenda will be the revival of the proposed Turkish Stream pipeline across the Black Sea. Russia’s determination to pursue this project was made clear in a series of statements […]

Central Asia Summit Establishes Core Initiatives to Enhance Regional Cooperation

By John Herbst

It was little noticed, but something of real significance took place in Washington during the first week of August. US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the Foreign Ministers of five Central Asian nations that emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. With the US largely out of […]

Ruling by Fear: Armenia’s Descent into Dictatorship and the Rise of Resistance

By David Grigorian

The events in Armenia from July 17 to July 31 in 2016 and what followed in the early weeks of August highlighted the deep economic, social, and political problems that are facing Armenia today. More alarmingly, they have confirmed without question the country’s slide toward dictatorship and authoritarianism. It all began with a takeover of […]

US Energy Partnerships with Caribbean Countries Will Herald Long-Term Benefits

By Nathaniel Sizemore

Since tumbling oil prices began to cripple the Venezuelan economy and hurt the efficacy of PetroCaribe— its oil exchange program—the US has launched strategic initiatives in the Caribbean aimed at providing policy and financial assistance to islands seeking to bolster their energy security. The United States’ broad financing initiatives are an important step in the […]

TPP Ratification Deemed as Inflection Point for US Role in Southeast Asia

By Mitch Hulse

A failure to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a proposed free trade agreement between twelve countries—by the United States Congress would seriously weaken both US economic and security interests in Southeast Asia, according to the Atlantic Council’s Robert Manning. “A failure to ratify TPP would mark an inflection point for the US role in Asia,” said […]