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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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Dec 18, 2013

A Leadership Role for Greece

Roundtable discussion with Ambassador Anastasis Mitsialis, secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece On January 1, Greece will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted Ambassador Anastasis Mitsialis, secretary-general of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on […]

European Union Greece

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Dec 18, 2013

Third Cyber Risk Wednesday

At the third Cyber Risk Wednesday a series of government and private sector experts discussed the cyber risks and resilience in the electrical sector.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Dec 17, 2013

The Future Can’t Wait

The future of global development is dependent on connecting people with diverse expertise and making futures analysis at the policy level implementable on the ground, concluded a panel of experts speaking at the Atlantic Council on December 17 for a public event on “Building the Future of Global Development.” The event also marked the official […]

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Dec 12, 2013

Let’s Fix This: Building a Better US-Gulf Partnership

At a time when Gulf concerns about the recent US nuclear deal with Iran are high, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a luncheon with a select group of leading Gulf analysts, US government officials, and foreign government representatives on the state […]

Middle East
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