Category: Event Recap

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 […]

The Upcoming Aramco IPO: Strategy, Investment, Politics

By Valerio Zanovello

On May 9, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center convened an expert panel for a conversation about the upcoming Saudi Aramco IPO. Moderated by Amy Harder, energy reporter at Axios, and introduced by Ambassador Morningstar, founding director and chairman of the Global Energy Center, the panel included Phillip Cornell, nonresident senior fellow at the […]

Commanders Series Event with Chief of Staff of the Army General Mark Milley

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

On May 4, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security hosted Chief of Staff of the Army General Mark Milley at the Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square in downtown Washington DC. Dr. Nora Bensahel interviewed General Milley after his opening statements and a welcome by former Secretary of the Army John […]

Trump’s First 100 Days: What Next?

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

No one can say President Donald Trump’s first 100 days were uneventful. First met with unprecedented opposition, the administration proceeded to swiftly implement the vision Trump laid out on the campaign trail. However, he has had both high-profile setbacks, like not being able to get an Obamacare reform bill to the floor, and positive developments, […]

Ending the War on Civilians: A Discussion with Syria’s White Helmets

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On April 24, 2017, Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Faysal Itani moderated a discussion with Syria’s White Helmet’s Jehad Mahameed and Manal Abazeed on the war on civilians, the use of chemical weapons, and the case for a no-fly zone in southern Syria. Jehad Mahameed is the liaison officer of the Syria Civil Defense (SCD). […]