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Sep 5, 2013

What’s Next for Syria?

A September 4 Atlantic Council discussion moderated by Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof with Research Analyst Elizabeth O’Bagy, Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel, and Hariri Center Fellow Faysal Itani debated the reasoning and potential effectiveness a limited US strike against Syria might have in changing the military calculus of those involved […]

Syria

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Sep 5, 2013

Cyber Rivalry in South Asia

The Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted Dr. Tughral Yamin for a discussion on cyber security in South Asia, and the potential for building regional confidence building measures for the information space.

Cybersecurity South Asia

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Sep 5, 2013

Transformational Solutions for Water in the West

Incremental improvements in water sustainability are not enough to close the future gap between increasing freshwater demand and decreasing freshwater availability in the western United States. This water scarcity gap is increasingly evident in the steady and long term decline of important aquifers and their projected inability to provide water for future agricultural irrigation, projected […]

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Aug 29, 2013

NATO Partnerships in Asia: Allied and Regional Perspectives

On August 28, the Atlantic Council and NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion.

NATO Security & Defense

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Aug 28, 2013

Experts Highlight Reasons and Implications for Intervention in Syria

Multiple reports have indicated that a US-led Western coalition will strike Syrian military targets “as early as Thursday.” The Obama administration is discussing multiple considerations and contingencies in regard to how it should approach the response to the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Syria. To discuss these considerations and their implications for Syria, the war, […]

Syria

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Aug 27, 2013

The Libyan Economy after the Revolution: Still No Clear Vision

Most headlines out of Libya today are about the political and security crises gripping the country, and little has been said about the state of the economy beyond a recent spate of oil export disruptions. Hariri Center Senior Fellows Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran recently authored an issue brief evaluating Libya’s underlying structural economic problems […]

Libya

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Aug 24, 2013

Roundtable with Georgian Minister of Defense Alasania

On August 23rd, the Atlantic Council hosted a private, single-table working luncheon conversation with Irakli Alasania, minister of defense of Georgia.

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Aug 23, 2013

Cross-Straits Series: The Coming Asian Arms Race?

According to an IHS Jane’s study, defense spending in the Asia-Pacific will overtake North American defense budgets by 2021. What are the strategic implications of this expenditure rise? What is the US role to be in this militarizing region? On August 22, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security held a panel […]

Indo-Pacific

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Aug 22, 2013

Strategy Session with Denmark’s Minister of Defense Wammen

On August 22, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with H.E. Nicolai Wammen, the newly appointed Minister of Defense of Denmark.

NATO Security & Defense

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Aug 20, 2013

Stability or Democracy: What Do Gulf States Want for Egypt?

In an event moderated by Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron, journalist and commentator Sultan al-Qassemi and Hani Sabra, director for Middle East at the Eurasia Group analyzed Gulf state priorities towards Egypt in light of the turbulent changes taking place after Mohamed Morsi’s ouster.

North Africa
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