Category: Event Recap

Conversation with Togolese Ministers

By Africa Center

The Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. Stanislas Bamouni Baba, minister-counselor to the president of the Togolese Republic, and H.E. Dédé Ahoéfa Ekoué, minister of social action, women’s promotion, and literacy. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham provided the welcome and introduction.

Stability and Human Rights in Nigeria: Latest Updates from the Field

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, November 12, the Atlantic Council welcomed Chom Bagu, Search for Common Ground’s (SFCG) Nigeria country director, and Mausi Segun, Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Nigeria researcher and analyst, for a discussion on security and human rights challenges in Nigeria. The discussion was cohosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

What’s Next in DoD Defense-Industrial Policy?

By Atlantic Council

On November 7, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed André Gudger, acting deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing and industrial base policy and Mary Margaret Evans, principal director of manufacturing and industrial base policy at the Pentagon for a meeting of the Corporate Strategy Forum. The focus of this event was on “What’s Next […]

US Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert J. Papp Joins ACCEL Fellows for Youth in the Arctic in Reykjavik, Iceland

By Atlantic Council

On October 31st, 2014, United States Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert J. Papp spoke with young leaders from around the world at a breakout session titled “Youth in the Arctic” at the 2014 Arctic Circle conference (video). Admiral Papp engaged in a forty minute question and answer as well as fielded live questions […]

Briefing with Swedish Defense Delegation

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a briefing for Swedish regional defense attachés and analysts who focus on Africa. The briefing featured presentations by Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton.

The Islamic State and beyond: US military strategy in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

“We have been fighting extremists for over thirteen years now, and we are nowhere near finished,” CENTCOM commander says at the Atlantic Council In a September 10 address to the nation, US President Barack Obama outlined a four-pronged strategy to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) that included a […]

US-China Rivalry at the Genetic Frontier

By Atlantic Council

The genome is only getting cheaper to map and we will soon be able to store our genetic data in an easily accessible cloud making personalized medicine a near term reality. In addition, we will be able to mark specific traits we want in our children and discourage the spread of hereditary diseases. This is […]

Brazil’s Presidential Elections: What Will Dilma’s Next Four Years Look Like?

On October 28th, 2014, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with the Inter-American Dialogue brought together a dynamic panel to explore Brazil’s road ahead, including John Prideaux, The Economist’s Washington correspondent and former Brazil bureau chief from 2007-2010; Andrew Gunther, managing director of infrastructure for Darby Overseas Investments; Ricardo Sennes, nonresident senior Brazil […]

NATO’s Cyber Defense Mission and Capabilities

By Atlantic Council

On November 5, the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on NATO's new enhanced cyber defense policy, the organization's cyber mission and capabilities, as well as where the role of the private sector fits into the equation.

Conference: Bangladesh in Focus

By Atlantic Council

On October 1, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a two-panel discussion on Bangladesh. Panelists Amb. William Milam, Senior Scholar, Asia Program, Wilson Center; Amb. Teresita Schaffer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, The India Project, Brookings Institution; and Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Muniruzzaman, President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies discussed the new political […]