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Jun 9, 2016

A Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On June 7, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched a new report, A Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia. The Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell moderated a discussion between Amy Hawthorne of the Project on Middle East Democracy and Atlantic Council senior fellow Karim Mezran, all coauthors of the report. […]

North Africa

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Jun 9, 2016

Post Iran Nuclear Deal: Policy and Trade Implications

By Grady Wilson

While not much has changed for American investors, the Iran Nuclear Deal has brought about major shifts in international trade, particularity, but not exclusively, in the oil and gas sectors. Richard Nephew joined the Atlantic Council’s Turkey office on June 9, 2016, to discuss the obstacles facing Iran as the Islamic Republic reenters the global […]

Energy & Environment Iran

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 9, 2016

Bremain Vs. Brexit: A Conference Call with Tobias Ellwood

By Future Europe Initiative

On Thursday June 9, 2016, UK Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood joined the Atlantic Council for a public conference call on the British referendum on European Union (EU) membership on June 23. Minister Ellwood presented the case for an engaged Britain in the EU and the implications of a Brexit vote on Britain’s future role […]

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Jun 6, 2016

Defending the Baltic Sea Region

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

On May 9, the Atlantic Council hosted a scenario-based decision game centered on collective deterrence and defense in the Baltic Sea Region. The tabletop exercise gathered thought leaders, regional experts, policymakers, and current and former officials to explore defense challenges in the region. Conducted in close partnership with the Swedish Ministry of Defense, this game […]

NATO Security & Defense

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Jun 6, 2016

Building Trust and Consensus as Internet Governance Goes Global

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On June 6, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a roundtable with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and RiceHadleyGates on the privatization of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The discussion, moderated by Mr. Neal Pollard, Director at PwC and Nonresident Senior Fellow […]

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May 31, 2016

Europe in Cyber Crisis: Mitigating and Preventing Attacks through Interagency Cooperation

By Kathryn Taylor

Hospitals across Europe were crippled when the computer technology in various systems failed. Was it directed by a nation-state, a new type of adversarial attack, or an unintended consequence of our growing dependence on connected technologies? How do various European governments, private sector, and international institutions react in any of these situations? These were some of the policy questions posed in one scenario of a tabletop exercise hosted by the Atlantic Council and Microsoft on May 31, 2016 at the Microsoft Center in Brussels, Belgium.

Cybersecurity

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May 27, 2016

Regulators Look for Role in the Internet of Things

By CSM Passcode and Jack Detsch

With more than 20 billion devices getting hooked up to the Internet by 2020, the US government could play a big role in creating rules to eliminate software vulnerabilities in those products. But regulating the potentially $19 trillion so-called Internet of Things (IoT) industry won’t be easy. Officials won’t just need to develop rules for products […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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May 27, 2016

Pacific Alliance 2.0: Next Steps in Integration

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

In a few weeks, the presidents of the four Pacific Alliance countries—Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru—will meet in Chile for their 11th Summit. Changing political winds in Mercosur giants Argentina and Brazil hint that we may be on the cusp of greater collaboration between the two blocs. The time is ripe to formalize this rapprochement.

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May 26, 2016

A Conversation with Governor of Buenos Aires, María Eugenia Vidal

By Nicolas Jimenez

Recent international optimism about Argentina has centered on multiple factors which include the opening up of the Argentinian economy, the expansion of foreign investment, and the number of like-minded ruling politicians. Leading this effort are President Mauricio Macri, Mayor of Buenos Aires Horacio Rodriguez, Governor of Buenos Aires Province Maria Eugenia Vidal. In the wake […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Emerging Defense Challenges

May 26, 2016

Turkey’s Defense-Industrial Policy

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

This event was a part of the Atlantic Council’s Defense-Industrial Policy Series, featuring a discussion on Turkey’s defense-industrial policy with Dr. Ismail Demir, Turkish undersecretary for defense industries, on Thursday, May 26, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Dr. Ismail Demir was appointed head of the undersecretariat for defense industries (SSM) in April 2014. Prior […]

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