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Oct 3, 2016

Stability Operations: 2020 and Beyond

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

As new waves of turmoil erupt across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe’s southern borders, getting cooperative crisis management right will be critical for the future of transatlantic and international security. To tackle this challenge, on October 3rd and 4th, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with NATO Allied Command Transformation, hosted a special two-day […]

NATO Security & Defense

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Sep 30, 2016

America’s Role in the World with Anders Fogh Rasmussen

By Strategy Initiative

In his book The Will To Lead, Secretary General Rasmussen reviews current geopolitical events — the Arab Spring, the Iranian nuclear deal, the Russian annexation of Crimea, and the invasion of Ukraine — and critically analyzes the strategy and decision-making of Prseident Obama and his secretaries of state. Rasmussen looks at past presidents to identify the […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Sep 28, 2016

Roundtable with Taban Deng Gai, First Vice President of South Sudan

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, August 28, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted His Excellency Taban Deng Gai, first vice president of the Republic of South Sudan, to provide an update on the political situation in the country as well as the continuing conflict.

East Africa

Bremain vs Brexit

Sep 28, 2016

Private Roundtable with Mr. Crispin Blunt, MP

By Susan Haigh

On September 28, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative hosted a private, invitation-only roundtable with Mr. Crispin Blunt MP, chairman of the UK House of Commons’ Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. Members of Washington’s foreign policy and business communities discussed the future of the United Kingdom’s role in Europe and the world, and the […]

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Sep 28, 2016

Countering Violent Extremism in Bangladesh

By South Asia Center

On September 28, 2016 the South Asia Center hosted Mr. Shahriar Kabir, a prominent human rights activist, for a conversation on Bangladesh’s ongoing deradicalization efforts and the role of civil society in rooting out extremism. The discussion was moderated by Distinguished Fellow, Mr. Shuja Nawaz.

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Sep 27, 2016

Saving Syrians: A Discussion with Raed al-Saleh, Head of the White Helmets

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On September 27, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a discussion on the conditions in northern Syria and the work of the Syria Civil Defense, or “White Helmets. Ambassador Frederic C. Hof, director of the Hariri Center, moderated a discussion with the head of the White Helmets Raed al-Saleh, […]

Syria
Ambassador John Limbert, Barbara Slavin, Farzaneh Milani, Thomas M. Ricks, and Trita Parsi at the “Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy” event hosted by South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative

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Sep 27, 2016

Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy

By South Asia Center

On Monday, September 26, 2016, the South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative hosted a panel discussion moderated by the Future of Iran Initiative’s Acting Director Barbara Slavin featuring John Limbert, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, US Naval Academy, Farzaneh Milani, Professor and Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, University […]

Iran

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Sep 23, 2016

Precision Fire: A Strategic Assessment of Iran’s Conventional Missile Program

By Clementine G. Starling

On Friday, September 23, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion of a new issue brief by Middle East Peace and Security Initiative senior fellow and director Bilal Y. Saab, and International Institute for Strategic Studies consulting senior fellow Michael Elleman, entitled Precision Fire: A Strategic Assessment of Iran’s Conventional Missile Program. […]

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Sep 23, 2016

Briefing on COP22 by the Moroccan Steering Committee

By Africa Center

On Friday, September 23, in cooperation with the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, the Africa Center hosted a delegation from the Moroccan host-country Steering Committee for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) for a briefing on the conference, which will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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Sep 22, 2016

Enhancing US-Nordic Defense Cooperation

By Lauren Speranza & Marija Vaicekauskaite

On September 22, the Atlantic Council hosted a private lunch discussion on US-Nordic defense cooperation. The session featured keynote remarks by Finland’s Chief of Defense General Jarmo Lindberg and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Jukka Juusti, and a moderated discussion led by Atlantic Council board director Dov Zakheim. As Finland continues to prepare […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO
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