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Captains of Industry Series

Jan 15, 2014

Textron’s Ellen Lord on the Future of Defense Contracting

Ellen Lord, CEO of Textron Systems, gave the third address of the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series, speaking on her “View of Defense from Inside a Multi-Industrial Company.”

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Jan 14, 2014

Briefing on the Potential of New Technologies for Enhanced Deterrence

On January 14, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation jointly held a private roundtable briefing with leaders of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In the briefing, the participants discussed the potential of new technologies for enhanced deterrence. The session was moderated by Barry Pavel, Atlantic Council […]

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Jan 9, 2014

Off-the-record Discussion with Sinan Celebi

On January 9, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an invite-only, off-the-record discussion with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Sinan Celebi.  This discussion provided an opportunity to engage with the Minister on the nature of the Erbil-Baghdad dialogue, priorities of the new KRG government in general and in trade […]

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Jan 8, 2014

Strategy Session with H.E. Ine Eriksen Søreide

On January 8, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with H.E. Ine Eriksen Søreide to discuss strategic priorities for Norway in relation to their partnership with the United States and their contributions to NATO. With the coming drawdown of NATO’s ISAF mission in Afghanistan and the US pivot to Asia, NATO must find […]

Northern Europe

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Jan 7, 2014

Strategy Session with Ambassador Kasper Høeg-Jensen

The upcoming year will prove to be pivotal for NATO, as the 2014 Summit to be held September 4-5 in Newport, Wales has the potential to usher in a new chapter in the Alliance and as NATO members draw down from the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Against this backdrop, Ambassador Kasper Høeg-Jensen, director of the […]

NATO
Security & Defense

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Jan 6, 2014

Strategy Session with Estonian Minister of Defense Urmas Reinsalu

The Baltic nation of Estonia is not only one of NATO’s most active members, it lives on the often tense front line of the Atlantic alliance’s complex relationship with Russia. Estonia’s key role as a US ally, and its critical place in European security affairs are why the Atlantic Council invited Defense Minister Urmas Reinsalu […]

NATO
Northern Europe

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Dec 19, 2013

McCain: US Must Support Ukrainians, Get Tougher With Putin

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) called on the US government to more actively support “the peaceful aspirations of all Ukrainians” for a democratic future linked to Europe and independent of Russian domination. McCain spoke at the Atlantic Council in his first address on the Ukrainian crisis following his visit to the country.

Ukraine

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Dec 19, 2013

A Closer Look at What Mexico’s Landmark Energy Reform Will Mean

Mexico is poised to expand its oil production so dramatically that it may become one of the world’s most strategically important oil exporters within the next decade, US analysts and a top Mexican official told a conference at the Atlantic Council. Mexico’s decision this year to end the 75-year monopoly of the state-owned company PEMEX, […]

Energy & Environment
Mexico

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Dec 18, 2013

Changing the US-Iran Narrative

The authors of a new National Iranian American Council report — “Extending Hands and Unclenching Fists: Reorienting Iran’s Outlook Beyond the Nuclear Deal” — spoke at the Atlantic Council regarding ways forward for the US-Iranian relationship in the aftermath of the November 24 nuclear agreement reached in Geneva.

Iran

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Dec 18, 2013

Iranian Oil and the Geneva Accords

With the signing of an interim accord providing limited sanctions relief in return for restraints on  Iran’s nuclear program, attention has focused on whether Iran will be able to increase its currently depressed oil and natural gas exports and whether multinational oil companies will again be willing to invest in Iran’s energy sector. Sara Vakshouri, […]

Iran
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