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MENASource

May 1, 2015

Top News: Egypt, Spain Ink Security Cooperation Agreement

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi witnessed on Thursday the signing of a security cooperation agreement with Spain during his visit to Madrid. The agreement, which regulates cooperation between the two states in the field of security and combating crime, was signed by the Egyptian Foreign Minister and the Spanish Interior Minister, reported state television, citing […]

MENASource

May 1, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Arabia is Burning Through its Foreign Reserves at a Record Pace

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia is burning through foreign reserves at a record rate as the kingdom seeks to maintain spending plans amid regional turmoil and a slump in oil prices.

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Trade in Action

May 1, 2015

TTIP Action | April 30

By Global Business & Economics Program

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaking at the launch of the Atlantic Council’s Trade and National Security Initiative Speeches & Official Announcements Want to Hold the President Accountable? Then the “Trade Promotion Authority” Bill Is for You. ” Without TPA, Congress can only react to the deal the president puts in front of it. […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Tobey Keith, American country music singer-songwriter and recipient of the Atlantic Council's Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award, performed April 30 at the awards ceremony in Washington. (Imagelink.com/denniskan)

New Atlanticist

May 1, 2015

2015 Distinguished Leadership Awards: A Night to Remember

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Breedlove, Ghani, Hewson, and Keith receive Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Award What do Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, Ashraf Ghani, Marillyn A. Hewson, and Toby Keith have in common? The answer to that question is probably: not much. That was until all four were honored with the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Award at a glittering ceremony […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2015

Imagining Solutions to Society’s Most Pressing Problems

By Larry Luxner

A Brazilian woman trying to interest her fellow citizens in municipal politics joined a State Department official, a Pentagon strategist, and the publisher of Foreign Policy magazine April 30 for an Atlantic Council discussion titled “Imagining Solutions.” The lively discussion—covering topics from Rio de Janeiro’s impoverished favelas to the worldwide explosion in smartphones—marked the last […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2015

Takeaways from the Global Strategy Forum

By Larry Luxner

The Washington establishment is unprepared for the technological and geopolitical risks of the future, America is losing influence around the world—and while the United States is still indispensable as a superpower, there’s debate on whether it ought to remain so. These are among the takeaways from the Atlantic Council’s Global Strategy Forum held April 29-30 […]

Gen. Philip Breedlove, July 1, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 30, 2015

Commander of US Military in Europe Sees Signs of Russia Preparing Another Offensive

By Philip Breedlove, EUCOM

Compared to just one year ago, Europe faces a very different, and much more challenging security environment.one with significant, lasting implications for U.S. national security interests.

NATO Russia
Christopher A. Preble (left), Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and Xenia Wickett, the Dean of The Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs at Chatham House, debated America's role in the world at a Global Strategy Forum panel hosted by the Atlantic Council's Strategy Initiative. Hisham Melhem (center), Al Arabiya news channel’s Washington Bureau Chief, moderated the debate. (Imagelink.com/denniskan)

New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2015

Is the United States Really Indispensable?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Analysts debate US role in the face of global challenges President Bill Clinton, speaking in 1996 on the US-backed NATO military intervention in Bosnia, described the United States as an “indispensable nation.” Scholars debated that premise April 30 at the Global Strategy Forum hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Strategy Initiative in Washington. Xenia Wickett, Dean […]

National Security Security & Defense
Members of France's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, July 14, 2013

NATOSource

Apr 30, 2015

France to Boost Defense Spending to Fight Terrorism

By NBC News and Voice of America

From NBC News:  France will increase its defense budget by 3.8 billion euros ($4.2 billion) over four years from 2016 to ensure the army can tackle problems at home and maintain missions abroad, notably in Africa and the Middle East, President Francois Hollande said.

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MENASource

Apr 30, 2015

Top News: Iran Says Warships at Entrance to Key Yemen Strait

By MENASource

Two Iranian destroyers, sent to the Gulf of Aden to protect commercial ships, have reached the entrance of Bab al-Mandab, a strategic strait between Yemen and Djibouti.

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