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Feb 5, 2016

Bosnia’s Balkan and European Future: A Discussion with Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak

By Future Europe Initiative

On February 5, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an off-the-record roundtable discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Igor Crnadak. Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the middle of a transformative period in its history, facing a complex sets of issues including the refugee crisis, integration with Euro-Atlantic […]

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Feb 5, 2016

Workshop: Equipping African Primary School Learners for their Future

By Africa Center

On Thursday, February 4, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center convened a high-level group of US and foreign government officials, scholars, and representatives of civil society for a day-long symposium on the state of primary education in Africa. The workshop reviewed a report on the same subject by Africa Center Senior Fellow the Honorable Constance Berry […]

Africa

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Feb 3, 2016

Youth, Tech, and Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Middle East’s Economic Potential

By Middle East Strategy Task Force

On Wednesday, February 3, the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) hosted a panel of distinguished experts for a discussion on “Youth, Tech, and Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Middle East’s Economic Potential.” Seeking to discuss the economic revitalization of the Middle East, MEST Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley were joined by […]

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Feb 3, 2016

Shaping the US Arctic Agenda

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 3, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Executive Director of the White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee Ambassador Mark Brzezinski on “Shaping the US Arctic Agenda.”

Europe & Eurasia

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Feb 3, 2016

Transformations in Energy Technology: Innovations for a Secure Energy Future

By Global Energy Center

On February 3, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a panel discussion reflecting on BP’s Technology Outlook and its insights on how we may identify, extract, store, and ultimately consume our energy.

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Feb 2, 2016

Beyond the Nation-State: Thinking Strategically about Sovereignty Issues in Africa

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, February 2, the Africa Center and the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a strategy session with Dr. Pierre Englebert of Pomona College, one of the foremost American experts on African sovereignty and governance issues. This discussion will set the stage for a study the Africa Center will prepare, which will assess […]

Africa

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Feb 2, 2016

Report Launch: Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Energy Center

In the report Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond, Atlantic Council’s Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Energy Center, Dr. Ariel Cohen argued that the Black Sea region is key to Europe’s energy security and the West’s strategic positions. The panel of diplomats and […]

Congressional Relations

Feb 2, 2016

America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 2, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) for an “America’s Role in the World” address.

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Feb 2, 2016

Pin-Down Diplomacy: How Wrestling Promotes US-Iran Ties

By South Asia Center

Much as “ping-pong diplomacy” helped break the ice between the United States and China in the 1970s, “pin-down diplomacy” between the wrestlers of the United States and Iran has been instrumental in changing perceptions about Iranian and American society, and building bridges between sports communities and ordinary citizens. On February 2, The Atlantic Council’s Future […]

Iran

Emerging Defense Challenges

Feb 1, 2016

An Artist’s Perspective on Moral Complexity

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an Art of Future Warfare project Google Hangout with Matt Gallagher, author of Youngblood. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down while ISIS rises up, the United States is left in a morally and strategically ambiguous position: should America keep […]

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