Category: Event Recap

Foreign Policy Implications of Urban World 2030

On Friday, March 29, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI), of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Monica Brezzi head of the territorial analysis and statistics unit, regional development policy division, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Dr. Robert D. Hormats, US under secretary of […]

Tallinn Manual Launch Defines Legal Groundwork for Cyber Warfare

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in cooperation with the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, hosted the release of the Tallinn Manual, a new treatise that outlines how standards of international law can be applied to the cyber domain.

US Efforts in Yemen Must Expand Beyond Counterterrorism

By Jason Harmala

Now is the right time to reevaluate US policies in Yemen as President Barack Obama begins his second term and while Yemen is at a critical juncture in its political transition. On March 26, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) hosted an event […]

An Uphill Battle on Russian Gas Prices on the Horizon

The Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center and Energy & Environment Program, as part of their Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative, held a discussion on EU-Russia energy relations and gas pricing with David Koranyi and Adnan Vatansever, coauthors of a new Council issue brief, “Lowering the Price of Russian Gas: A Challenge for European Energy Security.” The brief was released at […]

Iranian Economic System Bending, not Breaking Under Sanctions

On March 26, 2013, the South Asia Center hosted a briefing with Bijan Khajehpour, cofounder and managing partner at Atieh Internationa; Reza Marashi, research director, National Iranian American Council; and Trita Parsi, founder and president, National Iranian American Council on “The Impact of Sanctions on Tehran’s Nuclear Calculations.”

The Atlantic Treaty Association Bureau Visits the Atlantic Council

By Jason Harmala

On March 25, 2013, the Transatlantic Relations Program hosted the leadership of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) for an off-the-record discussion with a group of Atlantic Council staff and representatives. ATA President Karl Lamers provided remarks to kick off a conversation on issues of common concern for the transatlantic partners including the future of NATO, […]