Category: Event Recap

Framework for a Comprehensive Nuclear Agreement with Iran

By Refayat Haque

Following the landmark nuclear deal framework reached on April 2 between the P5+1 and Iran, the South Asia Center’s Iran Task Force hosted a conversation on April 3 to discuss the details and impact of the initial framework for Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action. Speakers included Clifford Kupchan, Chairman, Eurasia Group; Kelsey Davenport, Director for […]

UN Official on Renewable Energy

Worldwide investment in renewable energy is growing exponentially—confounding experts who said it would never happen—says Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Steiner, a German development expert who has run UNEP since 2006, spoke April 1 at an event sponsored by the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. His conversation with the […]

US-German Next Generation Project Launched

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The US-German Next Generation Project, a project the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched in February 2015 to strengthen the transatlantic partnership through stronger US-German ties, hosted an opening reception on March 25. The event provided an opportunity to introduce the twelve young American and German Next Generation Fellows, who will be at the […]

US-Africa Enhanced Commercial Cooperation: Keeping the Momentum in 2015

By Africa Center

In an era of globalization and expanding commercial ties, Africa offers countries and private industry considerable opportunities for trade and investment. Last August, the White House hosted the inaugural US-Africa Leaders Summit, a gathering of heads of state and government from across the continent. The purpose of the summit was to strengthen and broaden economic […]

A conversation with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

By South Asia Center

On March 25, the Atlantic Council and the United States Institute of Peace co-hosted Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for a conversation on the future of Afghanistan and US engagement in the country. President Ghani provided an optimistic outlook, highlighting the prospects of peace with the Taliban and improved regional connectivity. President Ghani visited DC […]

Cross-Straits Series: Implications of The Emerging Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2/AD) Capabilities in the Asia-Pacific

By Asia Security Initiative

On March 17, Atlantic Council’s Asia Security Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Cross-Straits Series event on the implications of the emerging anti-access and area denial (A2/AD) capabilities in the Asia-Pacific. This event featured Ms. Christel Fonzo-Eberhard, Manager of Monitor 360; Ms. Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Associate of the East Asia […]

How the Next Great War Begins

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Art of Future Warfare, an initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted an event titled “How the Next Great War Begins” on March 17. The event served as a conclusion to the initiative’s recent essay contest that explored the same question. With a distinguished panel that included Admiral James […]

Morocco: A Steady Path to Reform?

By Rafik Hariri Center

On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East released “Morocco’s Gradual Political and Economic Transition,” its latest publication by Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan. The report explores how Morocco managed to avoid political and economic instability in the midst of the Arab Spring […]