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Mar 22, 2016

Briefing by Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Rotation 15.2

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 22, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Rotation 15.2, led by Colonel Calvert L. Worth, Jr., briefed the Africa Center staff on their most recent deployment on the continent.

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Mar 22, 2016

African Roundtable with Former Director of Israeli Counterterrorism Bureau

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 22, the Africa Center hosted a roundtable for African diplomats with Brigadier General (Res.) Nitzan Nuriel, former Director of the Israeli Counterterrorism Bureau.

From left: Christian Caryl, Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, moderated a discussion on “Confronting Far-Right Extremism in Europe” with Alina Polyakova, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Center; Marlene Laruelle, Professor at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs; and Susan Corke, Director of Countering Antisemitism and Extremism at Human Rights First, at the Atlantic Council on March 22. (Atlantic Council)

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Mar 22, 2016

Confronting Far-Right Extremism in Europe

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

The Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on the rise and threat of far-right populism in Europe, featuring the release of a new policy brief on the topic, What’s Left of Europe If the Far Right Has Its Way? by Alina Polyakova and Anton Shekhovtsov.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

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Mar 22, 2016

REPORT LAUNCH: Securing Ukraine’s Energy Sector

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On April 4, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative launched a report, Securing Ukraine’s Energy Sector, authored by Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center’s Resident Senior Fellow, Anders Åslund.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 22, 2016

An Overview of the Fourth Annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative held its fourth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge on March 11 and 12, 2016. Forty teams from 25 universities participated, along with high-level judges and speakers. American University’s School of International Service hosted the event in Washington, DC.

Cybersecurity

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Mar 22, 2016

Event Recap: Can Minsk Deliver a Sustainable Peace?

By Eurasia Center

Is the Minsk process salvageable? Twelve experts gathered at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on March 17 to debate whether the Minsk ceasefire can deliver a sustainable peace in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has claimed over 10,000 lives and displaced more than 1.6 million people. The Minsk accords, signed in 2014 and 2015, […]

Europe & Eurasia Russia

Eastern Mediterranean Perspectives

Mar 18, 2016

The Cyprus Settlement and Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbon Export Scenarios

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

The Cyprus Settlement and Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbon Export Scenarios

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

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Mar 18, 2016

Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ) Asia/World Energy Outlook 2015

By Global Energy Center

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center held a private, off-the-record discussion featuring IEEJ Managing Director and Chief Economic Dr. Ken Koyama to discuss the outlook for the global energy sector over the next 25 years. The report assess the impact of global energy trends, including the low oil price environment, the shift of energy consumption […]

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Mar 18, 2016

Germany’s Leadership Role in Europe feat. Chairman of the Handelsblatt Publishing Group Gabor Steingart

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday March 22, the Future Europe Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on Germany’s leadership role in Europe with the leadership team of the German business paper Handelsblatt. The event was moderated by Frances Burwell, Atlantic Council Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives, with keynote remarks by Gabor Steingart, Chairman of Handelsblatt Publishing Group […]

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Mar 18, 2016

The Next Resource Shortage? Challenges in Specialty Metals and New Energy Sources

By Atlantic Council

On Thursday, March 17 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, the Global Energy Center hosted a discussion on the new resource challenge – specialty metals. Obscure resources we paid little attention to are increasingly playing critical roles as we switch to new energy sources, and as advanced and military technologies proliferate globally. A lack of […]

Energy & Environment
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