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Jul 27, 2018

Promoting Economic Growth, Productivity, and Investment: A Conversation with UK Minister Robert Jenrick MP

By Global Business & Economics

On July 27th 2018, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics Program hosted a roundtable discussion on economic growth and productivity, with particular attention on the UK's economy and transatlantic economic relations. The event featured Robert Jenrick MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom and was moderated by Barbara Matthews, senior fellow at the Global Business & Economics Program. C. Boyden Gray, former US Ambassador to the European Union, opened the conversation.

European Union Fiscal and Structural Reform

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Jul 19, 2018

Nigerian information minster discusses US-Nigeria relations, Boko Haram

By Africa Center

On Thursday, July 19, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with the Minister of Information and Culture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Alhaji Lai Mohammed. In his remarks, Lai Mohammed discussed Nigeria’s relationship with the United States and President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to Washington – the first Sub-Saharan African […]

Africa English

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Jul 19, 2018

Oil and Iran: How renewed sanctions will affect Iran and world markets

By Global Business & Economics Program

On July 18, the Atlantic Council’s Future of Iran Initiative in the South Asia Center, Global Energy Center, and Global Business & Economics Program co-hosted a panel discussion on the likelihood and effect of renewed US sanctions on Iran.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

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Jul 18, 2018

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of MASHAV

By Africa Center

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of MASHAV–Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation–the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Israel to the United States, hosted an event on US-Israeli development cooperation on Wednesday, July 18. The conversation focused especially on the “trilateral” efforts by the two countries in Africa as well […]

Africa Economy & Business

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Jul 17, 2018

Ready and Resilient: A Discussion with FEMA Deputy Administrator for Resilience Dr. Daniel Kaniewski

By Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience

On July 17, the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience hosted Dr. Daniel Kaniewski, deputy administrator for resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for a public event to discuss FEMA’s response to the 2017 hurricane season, its four-year strategic plan, and its new FEMA Resilience organization – a major new initiative aimed at better […]

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Jul 13, 2018

South African trade minister advocates for Africa’s greater role in the global economy

By Africa Center

Davies discussed ways in which South Africa is looking to accelerate economic growth, trade, and investment on the African continent.

Africa Economy & Business

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Jul 12, 2018

AMLO’s election: What does it mean for Mexico, NAFTA, and beyond?

By Bryce Couch

On July 12, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted an event titled, “AMLO’s Election: What Does it Mean for Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond?” The event explored the aftermath of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) historic election on July 1, 2018 and its impact on the future Mexican domestic policy and hemispheric […]

Americas Economy & Business

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Jul 12, 2018

Update on the security situation in the Central African Republic

By Africa Center

On Thursday, July 12, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in partnership with the Enough Project, hosted Nathalia Dukhan, field researcher and analyst for the Enough Project and The Sentry, for a private roundtable discussion on increasing sectarian violence and political turmoil in the Central African Republic (CAR). CAR has suffered from waves of sectarian violence […]

Africa Conflict

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Jul 11, 2018

ICRC Africa director briefs policy makers on internal displacement issues

By Africa Center

In collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion on internal displacement on Wednesday, July 11. The event featured Ms. Patricia Danzi, the ICRC’s regional director for Africa, along with members of the ICRC’s regional delegation in Washington.  In her remarks, Danzi acknowledged that there is often […]

Africa English

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Jun 27, 2018

Iran’s Environmental Impasse

By Masoud Mostajabi

Iran’s environmental challenges are reaching a crisis point. Severe water and air pollution, deforestation, land degradation, desertification, climate change, and biodiversity loss are only a few of the increasing number of major environmental issues faced by Iran. These calamities have become a source of social and economic hardship, a threat to public health and a […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment
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