Category: Event Recap

Briefing on Somalia by UN Monitoring Group

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a breakfast briefing and discussion today on the political and security situation in Somalia and the Greater Horn of Africa by the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.

Strategy Sesssion with General Phillip Breedlove, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe

On Tuesday, July 11, the Atlantic Council hosted General Philip M. Breedlove, nominated to become the next commander of US Air Forces in Europe, for an off-the-record strategy session to discuss the challenges and opportunities he will face as commander. Participants advised General Breedlove on a variety of topics, from regional partnerships to budgetary constraints, […]

Libya’s First Elections: A Preliminary Look at Results and Outlook

On July 11, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council hosted a panel of experts to discuss the preliminary election results and the political outlook for the Libya.

Addressing Cyber Instability

On July 10, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and the Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA) held a launch event and discussion of CCSA’s new capstone report, Addressing Cyber Instability, which previewed the CCSA’s forthcoming monograph on instability in cyber conflict.

The Role of Renewables in the US and World Energy Mix

On July 10th, the Atlantic Council’s Energy and Environment Program hosted a discussion with BP Alternative Energy CEO Katrina Landis. John Lyman, director of the Energy and Environment Program, moderated the discsussion.

Roundtable with US Ambassador to Bahrain

By Jason Harmala

The Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a briefing on June 26 by US Ambassador to Bahrain Thomas Krajeski with prominent representatives from non-governmental and human rights organizations in the United States.

Gender Dynamics of Development in Pakistan

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a public discussion on “Gender Dynamics of Development in Pakistan,” with Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation, chair of Kashf Holding and chair and founder of Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited based in Pakistan.

Atlantic Council Masters Seminar in Partnership with the Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich

By Adrienne Chuck

On June 25-28, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted a group of emerging executives and officers from major multinational corporations, militaries, and security services in Europe and the United States from the Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH).