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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Mar 4, 2016

A US strategy for sustainable energy security

By Scowcroft Center

On Friday, March 4, 2016 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its second Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “A US Strategy for Sustainable Energy Security.” The paper, written by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi and which features a […]

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Mar 4, 2016

RSA Conference

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited a cyber wargame run by Nonresident Senior Fellows from the Atlantic Council at this year’s RSA conference, the largest global cybersecurity conference.

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Mar 3, 2016

Human Rights Abuses in Putin’s Russia

By Eurasia Center

Boris Nemtsov’s legacy and his final project—exposing the Kremlin’s role in the war in Ukraine—were remembered at an event in Washington to mark the first anniversary of his assassination. “He was a man of great values,” said Paula J. Dobriansky, a Senior Fellow at Harvard University and an Atlantic Council board director. Nemtsov was shot […]

Russia Ukraine

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Feb 26, 2016

Strategy Session with Latvian Foreign Minister H.E. Edgars Rinkēvičs

By Future Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an invitation-only, single-table strategy session on NATO strategy and the Warsaw Summit with H.E. Edgars Rinkēvičs, Foreign Minister of Latvia, on Friday, February 26, 2016. As we approach the 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit, a robust Nordic-Baltic security strategy is key to transatlantic security in the face of the […]

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Feb 25, 2016

Conference Call: ‘Five Steps to Grow the Cuban Economy’

By Edward Andrew Lee

Less than a month away from President Obama’s unprecedented trip to Cuba, the Atlantic Council hosted a public conference call featuring former US Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez, and former Chief Economist at the Office of International Affairs at the US Department of the Treasury and Tufts University professor Michael Klein. Moderated by Peter Schechter, […]

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Feb 25, 2016

Gas from Norway’s High North: Bringing Energy Security and Opportunities to Europe

By Global Energy Center

Norway could potentially supply Europe with gas for decades to come, which would help diversify the energy market, and strengthen European’s energy security. Additionally, gas has the benefit of offering cost efficient CO2-emission reductions. His Excellency Tord Lien, Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, elaborated on this and more, such as the benefits of gas […]

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Feb 25, 2016

Private Dinner Discussion with Albanian Foreign Minister, H.E. Ditmir Bushati

By Future Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an invitation-only dinner with H.E. Ditmir Bushati, Foreign Minister of Albania, on Thursday, February 25, 2016. March 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Albania and the United States. Over this quarter century, Albania has made strides in Euro-Atlantic integration, joining NATO in […]

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Feb 24, 2016

Data diplomacy in South Asia: Water, natural hazards, and regionalism

By South Asia Center

On February 24, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a conversation with Saleem H. Ali, University of Queensland’s Chair in Sustainable Resource Development, entitled “Data Diplomacy in South Asia: Water, Natural Hazards, and Regionalism.” Effective regional planning in the Indus Basin argues for increased transboundary data sharing on environmental indicators. Many analysts believe that […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Feb 24, 2016

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Healthcare Internet of Things

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council revisited its groundbreaking work on the Healthcare Internet of Things and updated the discussion to see what the likely implications are, how to proceed, and what the future of healthcare cyber safety might look like.

Cybersecurity Internet

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Feb 23, 2016

Conversation with Argentina Secretary of Trade: New Government, New Outlook

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

On the heels of President Obama’s announcement of his March 23-24 trip to Argentina, the Atlantic Council held a public keynote conversation with Argentina Secretary of Trade Miguel Braun. The event was held on February 23rd, 2016, at the Atlantic Council Headquarters.

Latin America
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