Category: Event Recap

Roundtable on Best Practices for International Financial Regulation

By Jason Harmala

On May 2, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program hosted an off-the-record roundtable of financial regulators, experienced attorneys, and leading academics on international financial reform with the first vice president of the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella. As the European Parliament’s point person on Europe’s banking union efforts, Dr. Pittella was traveling to Washington […]

Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Defense Yang Assesses Asia-Pacific Security Environment

On April 30, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. Andrew Yang, deputy minister of national defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan), for a discussion on the Asia-Pacific security environment and the Republic of China’s defense transformation.

Meeting with Azerbaijani Diplomats and Think Tank Experts

On April 29, the Atlantic Council hosted members of Azerbaijan’s Diplomatic Academy, scholars from the Center for Strategic Studies, and the Council’s Eurasia Center experts. The discussion focused on US foreign policy towards the South Caucasus. Bordering Russia, Turkey, and Iran, the region’s geostrategic position makes it an area of political and military importance.

Private Dinner with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev

On April 29, the Atlantic Council hosted the President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, for a private dinner.

Roundtable on Egypt’s Changing Political Scene

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a roundtable discussion with former MP Dr. Amr Hamzawy and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Director Mr. Bahey el Din Hassan on the emerging politics and the unsettling human rights environment in Egypt.

Video Conference with NATO’s James Appathurai

On April 25, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record video conference with James Appathurai, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy (PASP) and the secretary general’s special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on NATO’s major priorities in the aftermath of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which took place in […]

Briefing on Somalia by Former Coordinator of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted Matt Bryden, director of Sahan Research and former coordinator of the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea for a briefing on the current situation in Somalia.