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Apr 5, 2017

Xi & Trump at Mar-a-Lago: US-China Relations and the Impact on Latin America

By Mario Zampaglione

In early April, President Xi Jinping sat down with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in what was a highly anticipated event between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. Coming off a campaign in which then-candidate Trump criticized China, the first meeting between the two was intended to focus primarily on the uneven trade relations […]

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Apr 5, 2017

ترامب والشرق الأوسط: تخبط وعدم وضوح في الرؤى

By Hariri Center

ترامب والشرق الأوسط: تخبط وعدم وضوح في الرؤى استضاف المركز نقاش حول التغير في سياسة الولايات المتحدة تجاه الشرق الأوسط تحت إدارة ترامب، وقد شارك في هذا النقاش كلا من: أ. عبد الرحمن العجيلي: باحث غير مقيم في مركز رفيق الحريري للشرق الأوسط. أ. سارة السرجاني: باحثة غير مقيمة في مركز رفيق الحريري للشرق الأوسط. […]

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Mar 30, 2017

Transforming the Power Sector in Developing Countries: The Critical Role of China in Post-Paris Implementation

By Ify Okpali

The Global Energy Center launched Robert F. Ichord’s latest report, Transforming the Power sector in Developing Countries: The Critical Role of China in Post-Paris Implementation. Moderated by Charles Ebinger, the expert panel included Robert F. Ichord, Jon Elkind, and Clara Gillispie, and discussed the policy directions for advancing China’s power transformation, regional and global aspects […]

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Mar 29, 2017

A Private Roundtable Discussion with Magnus Henrekson on a New Innovation Model for Europe

By Global Business & Economics Program

On March 29, the Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative hosted a private roundtable discussion with Dr. Magnus Henrekson, President of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Mar 29, 2017

What’s next for the Greek Economy?

On March 29, the Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative hosted a private roundtable discussion with H.E. Nikos Pappas, Greek Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media and Chief Strategist to Prime Minsiter Alexis Tsipras.

Economy & Business European Union

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Mar 29, 2017

Pham testifies before Homeland Security Committee on North African terror threats

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, March 29, Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham testified before the US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee on “Terrorism in North Africa: An Examination of the Threat.” Africa’s northwest Maghreb region is home to some of the longest-running terrorist campaigns on the African continent, a situation […]

Africa English

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Mar 28, 2017

Israel in Africa: a roundtable with African ambassadors

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 28, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a luncheon for African ambassadors with an Israeli delegation, including Ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff, vice director general and head of multilateral affairs directorate for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador Gil Haskel, deputy director general of the foreign ministry and head of Israel’s international […]

Africa English

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Mar 28, 2017

Roundtable with H.E. Paul Kagame

By Africa Center

On Monday, March 27, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda. Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham  welcomed participants and former National Security Advisor General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (ret.), chairman of the Atlantic Council’s […]

Africa East Africa

Congressional Relations

Mar 27, 2017

Reforming the H1B Visa System: A Conversation with Congressman Darrell Issa

By South Asia Center Staff

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion at the Capitol Hill with Congressman Darell Issa. Moderated by Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, the conversation focused on Congressman Issa’s proposed legislation to review the H-1B program and ways to strengthen it.    Critics contend that systemic weaknesses in the H-1B […]

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Mar 21, 2017

A Private Roundtable Discussion with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis

On April 21, the Atlantic Council's EuroGrowth Initiative hosted Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice-President, and Commissioner for the Euro and Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union.

Economy & Business European Union
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