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Jul 14, 2017

Report launch: Sudan: a strategy for re-engagement

By Africa Center

On July 14, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Sudan Task Force launched its latest report, Sudan: A Strategy for Re-Engagement by Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates with Kelsey Lilley. Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham welcomed attendees and introduced the panel’s work. The panel, which included Task Force members Ambassador Mary […]

Africa East Africa

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Jul 13, 2017

Update on the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin

By Africa Center

On Thursday, July 13, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), hosted a roundtable discussion with Mr. Patrick Youssef, Deputy Regional Director for Africa at the ICRC. In his remarks, Youssef discussed the complexities of the protracted conflict in the Lake Chad Basin and the neutral, […]

Africa Conflict

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Jul 13, 2017

Regime Change in Iran: From the 1953 Coup to the Trump Policy Review

By Barbara Slavin

The 1953 CIA-assisted overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh is getting new attention with the release of more US government documents about the coup and calls for changing the current Iranian regime by some members and supporters of the Trump administration.  At an event July 13 at the Atlantic Council, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini said the coup – […]

July 6 2017

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Jul 6, 2017

Apprenticeship and Manufacturing – Connecting Work and School

By Global Business and Economics Program

On July 6, 2017 the Atlantic Council co-hosted an event in partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest in Chicago on the lessons European, and in particular German, apprenticeship and workforce development systems offer many valuable lessons to US companies, especially SMEs. Some of those included better workforce training, which can […]

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Jun 27, 2017

Roundtable with Louis Mazel

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, June 27, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with Mr. Louis Mazel, former chargé d’affaires at the embassy of the United States to the State of Eritrea. In his remarks, Mazel stressed the importance of Eritrea’s extensive coastline and strategic location in the Horn of Africa. He also discussed Eritrea’s […]

Africa East Africa

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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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