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Nov 6, 2012

Health in South Asia – Leaping into the Future or Stuck in the Mud?

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion entitled, “Health in South Asia – Leaping into the Future or Stuck in the Mud,” with Lois Quam, executive director, Global Health Initiative, US Department of State; and Robert Clay, deputy assistant administrator at the Bureau for Global Health, USAID.

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Nov 5, 2012

Strategy Session with Heidi H. Grant on Eurozone Crisis and US National Security

By Jason Harmala

On Monday, November 5, the Atlantic Council hosted Ms. Heidi Grant, deputy under secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs for an off-the-record strategy session. The discussion focused on how the Eurozone economic turmoil impacted US national security and ways the USAF and the Department of Defense can best engage with regional partners to […]

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Oct 26, 2012

US Foreign Policy Roundtable with Dutch Journalists

By Jason Harmala

On October 26, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted a delegation of Dutch journalists, organized by the Atlantic Commission of the Netherlands and accompanied by Commission Director Bram Boxhoorn. The journalists discussed with Atlantic Council staff the likely implications of the upcoming presidential election on US foreign policy. The off-the-record discussion was moderated by […]

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Oct 26, 2012

Launch of the Counter-Piracy Task Force Report: Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched the Atlantic Council’s Counter-Piracy Task Force (CPTF) report, Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy.

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Oct 25, 2012

Looking Forward in Yemen: Challenges, Opportunities, and the International Community’s Role

By Jason Harmala

In order to examine the challenges and opportunities with Yemen’s much awaited National Dialogue, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) sponsored an event on October 25 featuring commentary by Atiaf Alwazir, a prominent youth activist in Yemen; Ibrahim Mothana, a co-founder of the new Watan […]

Yemen

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Oct 24, 2012

Economic Policies in Egypt: Populism or Reforms?

By Jason Harmala

At a roundtable event on October 24, the Hariri Center released a new issue brief authored by senior fellow Mohsin Khan and assistant director Svetlana Milbert, entitled “Economic Policies in Egypt: Populism or Reforms?”

Economy & Business North Africa

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Oct 24, 2012

Europe’s Unfinished Currency

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, October 24, the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on the future of Europe’s single currency with Dr. Thomas Mayer, Deutsche Bank’s former chief economist and current senior advisor to the bank. 

Europe & Eurasia

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Oct 23, 2012

Updates from the Ground: The Latest from Libya and Tunisia

By Jason Harmala

Having recently returned from trips to Libya and Tunisia, Rafik Hariri Center senior fellow Karim Mezran and non-resident fellow Duncan Pickard shared updates on the two countries’ respective transitions as part of a roundtable discussion on October 23. The talk was moderated by Hariri Center director Michele Dunne and touched on the latest developments in […]

Libya North Africa

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Oct 23, 2012

The Future of Strategic Partnerships in Space

By Jason Harmala

On October 23, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Charles F. Bolden, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for a discussion with Barry Pavel, director of the Scowcroft Center.

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Oct 22, 2012

Financial Reform: Finishing the Job

By Jason Harmala

On October 22, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a members’ roundtable with Dr. Simon Johnson, the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, on the issue of financial reform and what steps the United States should take in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.

Economy & Business
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