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Jun 27, 2017

Big Data: A Twenty-First Century Arms Race

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data. A race is now underway to develop new technologies and implement innovative methods that can handle the volume, variety, velocity, and veracity of big data and apply it smartly […]

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Jun 26, 2017

Chinese FDI in Latin America

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

On Monday, June 26, the Atlantic Council and the OECD Development Centre launched a new report, ‘Rising Chinese FDI in Latin America: New Trends with Global Implications.’ This report brings a timely update to the discussion on Sino-Latin American relations, and showcases a key component to China’s economic trifecta with Latin America: trade, financing, and […]

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Jun 23, 2017

The Euro’s Future: Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union

By Global Business & Economics Program

On June 23, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Eurogrowth Initiative hosted Jose Leandro and Gabriele Giudice, the authors of the European Commission’s Reflection Paper on the Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Jun 20, 2017

The origins and evolution of ISIS in Libya

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched a new report, the origins and evolution of ISIS in Libya, authored by Jason Pack, Rhiannon Smith, and Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Karim Mezran. Jason Pack is the Founder and Director of Eye on ISIS in Libya and Rhiannon Smith is the Managing Director of Eye […]

Extremism Libya

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Jun 15, 2017

US Launch: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017

By Global Energy Center

On June 15, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted BP’s Group Chief Economist, Spencer Dale, for the US launch of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017. The BP Statistical Review is looked to as the gold standard by policymakers, industry analysts, and energy stakeholders for yearly analysis of the changing energy market. […]

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Jun 15, 2017

Conference Call – US-Cuba Policy: Implications of a Rollback

By Sara Van Velkinburgh

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s anticipated announcement on a change to US-Cuba policy, the United States’ bilateral relationship with the island nation has once again come under scrutiny. To discuss the implications of a potential rollback of US-Cuba relations, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center held a conference call with Brigadier General David […]

Cuba

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Jun 14, 2017

The Retreat of Western Liberalism: A Fireside Chat with Edward Luce

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Edward Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of Western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy—of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a deeply alarming symptom. Luce argues that the erosion of middle-class incomes has eaten away at liberal democratic consensus, resulting in […]

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Jun 13, 2017

Preserving and Building on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

The volatile and mostly hostile relationship between the United States and Iran is heading into new and unpredictable waters as the Trump administration and the US Congress increase pressure on the Islamic Republic. That was the conclusion of Suzanne Maloney, deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, Amir Handjani, an Atlantic Council board […]

Iran

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Jun 12, 2017

A Conversation with Meg Gentle, President & CEO, Tellurian Inc.: The Role the US can Play in the Global Gas Market

By Global Energy Center

On Monday, June 12, the Global Energy Center hosted Meg Gentle, President & CEO of Tellurian Inc. as part of its CEO Series. Gentle discussed the future of US natural gas production, the outlook for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and Tellurian’s forecast of global LNG markets. Richard Morningstar, founding director and chairman of […]

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Jun 9, 2017

Cross-Strait Series: The Next US-Taiwan Arms Sales

By Maxwell Nitto

The Trump administration is said to be drafting a new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles. The package is expected to be significantly larger than one that was shelved at the end of the Obama administration, US officials told Reuters on the eve of a visit to Beijing […]

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