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Oct 31, 2013

Capitalizing on the Urban Future

On October 31, 2013, the Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted the launch event for USAID’s Policy for an Urbanizing World.

Eurasia Center Hosts Rumsfeld Fellows

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Oct 31, 2013

Eurasia Center Hosts Rumsfeld Fellows

On October 31, 2013, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center had the pleasure of hosting the fall 2013 Rumsfeld Fellows class in our beautiful new offices. These accomplished and transatlantically minded men and women spoke with Ambassadors Ross Wilson and John E. Herbst about evolving US Foreign Policy toward the region.

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Oct 31, 2013

Open House Caps Off Members’ Conference

The fifth annual Atlantic Council Members’ Conference showed off the spectrum of expertise the Council has accumulated in the past year. The day’s panels treated members to global perspectives on the theme “A World In Transition.” The final session of the day was open to the public, and featured a discussion with former National Security […]

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Oct 30, 2013

Star-Studded Panel Closes Out 2013 Members Conference

The Atlantic Council’s 2013 Members Conference concluded with a star-studded panel, “US Strategy in a World in Transition,” featuring former National Security Advisers Brent Scowcroft, Stephen Hadley, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, moderated by Atlantic Council President & CEO Frederick Kempe.

United States and Canada

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Oct 29, 2013

Conversation on the Transatlantic Relationship with NATO Permanent Representatives

On October 29, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record dinner conversation with Ambassador Douglas E. Lute, US Permanent Representative to NATO, and permanent representatives to NATO of seven European allies. The conversation also featured several Atlantic Council board directors, members of Congress, and other distinguished members of the transatlantic community.

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Oct 29, 2013

Is Venezuela Going Over the Edge? An Assessment from Human Rights Defenders

On October 29, 2013, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Freedom House hosted a conversation with three Venezuelan human rights activists on the state of democracy and freedom in Venezuela.

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Politics & Diplomacy

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Oct 29, 2013

A Conversation on US-EU Cooperation the EU’s Eastern Partners

On October 29, 2013 the Transatlantic Relations Program hosted a roundtable discussion at the Atlantic Council with a delegation of members of the European Parliament to discuss US-EU cooperation on policy towards the EU’s eastern partners and Russia ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in November. 

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Oct 29, 2013

Discussing Baltic Challenges with Latvian Minister of Defense

On October 29, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Latvia, H.E. Artis Pabriks, to discuss current and future security challenges to the Baltic region.

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Oct 29, 2013

South Asia Center Discusses India’s Space Aspirations

On October 29, 2013 the South Asia Center hosted a vibrant discussion about India’s space aspirations, upcoming plans, and the implications of regional compeition for Indian space exploration. Although space exploration is often viewed in a global context, India’s space advances are best viewed context of the geopolitical climate of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Oct 29, 2013

Strategy Session Focuses on Nordic Regional Security Model

On October 29, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a not-for-attribution strategy session on regional security cooperation in the Nordic region with Lieutenant General Arto Tuomas Räty, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Finland.