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Feb 9, 2015

Leaders Make the Case for Trade

By Atlantic Council

On February 5, key US administration, Congressional, and other leaders joined the Atlantic Council to discuss how the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could be a game-changer for both the United States and its partners across the hemisphere. Congressman Dave Reichert opened the session with his first public address of 2015 on the trade agenda, followed by […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Feb 4, 2015

Roundtable Discussion with the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete

By Global Energy Center

On Tuesday, February 3rd, the Global Energy Center hosted an off-the-record, small roundtable discussion with one of Europe’s leading energy expert and policy maker, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete. The event was introduced and moderated by Atlantic Council’s President and CEO, Frederick Kempe.

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Feb 4, 2015

Ukraine’s Economic Reform: Insights from the Newly Minted Minister of Finance

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a conference call with Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko on February 3. Jaresko said Ukraine faces three major challenges: the war against Russian-backed separatists, the recession, and a civil society that is demanding greater legitimacy from its government and state institutions.

Ukraine

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Feb 2, 2015

Advancing the US-Brazil Agenda for 2015 and Beyond

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Immediately following her second-term inauguration, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced plans to schedule the first state visit to the United States in two decades. Does her second term mark a potential turning point for US-Brazil relations? What concrete steps can be taken to enhance cooperation in commerce, energy, agriculture, tourism, aerospace/high technology, and other issues?

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Jan 29, 2015

Ethiopia: Press Restrictions and the 2015 Elections

By Africa Center

Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, will go to the polls in May. The election will be the country’s first since the death of longtime Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, and has brought into focus the state of independent media and citizens’ access to information in the East African country.

East Africa Ethiopia

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Jan 29, 2015

Moving from Bad to Worse? Looking Back to 2014 and Implications for 2015

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

On January 21 the Cyber Statecraft Initiative kicked off the 2015 Cyber Risk Wednesday event series with the new exclusive media partner for the series, Passcode, the new outlet of Christian Science Monitor. Shane Harris, senior intelligence and national security correspondent for The Daily Beast, and Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder & chief technology officer of CrowdStrike, […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Jan 29, 2015

Transition Seminar for Robert Scher, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Transition Seminar for Robert Scher, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, on Tuesday, January 20. The seminar saw a varied panel of experts gather to offer advice and to hear from Mr. Scher as he transitions into his new role.

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Jan 28, 2015

Tackling Extremism, Failing States, and the Post-Ottoman Legacy in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

With the rise of the Islamic State and the attacks on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a global discourse has once again emerged surrounding the debate within Islam between extremist elements and a moderate majority within Muslim majority countries and in particular, Muslim communities in the West.

Commanders Series

Jan 28, 2015

Under Secretary of Defense Michael Vickers Discusses the Role of Intelligence in a Dynamic World

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed Michael Vickers, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, to a public address entitled “Intelligence in a Dynamic World.” Vickers discussed current and developing threats from the perspective of intelligence, before looking forward to how we might deal with them.

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Jan 27, 2015

Conversation with Former Guinean Prime Minister H.E. Cellou Dalein Diallo

By Africa Center

Amid a number of important African elections slated to take place in 2015, the Republic of Guinea is preparing for both presidential and local elections—the latter repeatedly postponed despite being overdue three years ago. Current President Alpha Condé has announced his intention to seek reelection after ascending to power during the controversial 2010 polls.

North & West Africa
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