Category: Event Recap

2017 Global Commerce Forum – Mexico’s Role in the World: North America and Beyond

By Roberta Braga

Ahead of NAFTA renegotiations and amid a changing geopolitical environment, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Baker McKenzie hosted the 2017 Global Commerce Forum – Mexico’s Role in the World: North America and Beyond on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Mexico City. The second iteration of the global commerce forum, this year’s […]

Roundtable with Somaliland foreign minister

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, May 23, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Dr. Saad Ali Shire, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland. In his remarks, Shire emphasized Somaliland’s continued status as an island of peace and stability in the troubled Horn of Africa region, its consolidation of security and governance gains, […]

Roundtable with Angolan defense minister

By Africa Center

On Thursday, May 18, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. João Lourenço, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Angola.  Lourenço traveled to Washington this week on behalf of President José Eduardo dos Santos to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, represented by US Secretary […]

Colombia Peace and Prosperity Report Launch: A Dinner with President Juan Manuel Santos

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

After almost twelve months of consultations and deliberations, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launched on May 17 the Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force report: A Roadmap for US Engagement with Colombia. It was the culmination of the work of a notable group co-chaired by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ben Cardin […]

President Juan Manuel Santos’ Remarks at the Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force Report Launch Dinner

By Atlantic Council

Balkan troubles: The European perspective and the case for US engagement

By Catherine Schaper

On May 16, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative, in partnership with the European Fund for the Balkans, hosted a panel discussion on European perspectives regarding US engagement in the Balkans. Moderated by Damon Wilson, executive vice president of the Atlantic Council, and introduced by Igor Bandovic, senior programme manager at the European Fund for […]

Progress and Challenges for Gulf Women

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On May 10, 2017, Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director and Director for Research & Programs Mirette F. Mabrouk moderated a discussion with women leaders from the Gulf about progress and challenges for Gulf women. Amal Almoallimi is assistant to the secretary general of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue and a board member of […]

Unleashing from the Tether of Fuel: Innovation at the Nexus of Advanced Energy and National Security

By Global Energy Center

Advances in energy technologies are enabling individuals, communities, and nations to produce ever-increasing amounts of energy from locally available resources. Since Secretary of Defense James Mattis called for the US military to be “unleashed from the tether of fuel” in remote military operations, the US military has become a leader in seeking energy innovation to […]