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Oct 22, 2015

Rethinking Regional Security: An Enabler, Not an End

On October 22, 2015, the Atlantic Council and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies convened the fourth public hearing of the Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST). The event featured MEST Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley leading a high-level panel discussion on the region’s security crises. The Co-Chairs were joined […]

Congressional Relations

Oct 21, 2015

America’s Strategic Defense Priorities

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On October 21, the Atlantic Council hosted United States Representatives Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, for an event entitled, “America’s Strategic Defense Priorities.” In his public comments and subsequent discussion with Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Deputy Director Daniel Y. Chiu, Representative Smith spoke about America’s defense priorities for […]

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Oct 21, 2015

European Security and Russia

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

On October 21, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a group of Russia experts from Sweden’s Defense Research Agency for a private discussion on European Security and Russia. Over the last few years the Swedish Defense Research Agency has released a number of reports on European security and the Russian challenge, including Russian military transformation, Russian […]

Europe & Eurasia National Security

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Oct 20, 2015

Will the Afghan State Survive?

By South Asia Center

On October 20th, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion with the Special Representative of the European Union Ambassador Franz-Michel Mellbin. With a fresh view from the ground in Kabul, Ambassador Mellbin discussed the slow, but consistent progress that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have made, and argued that contrary to the […]

Afghanistan

Captains of Industry Series

Oct 20, 2015

Accelerating Defense Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Wadi

By Brent Scowcroft Center

View the Publication (PPT) On October 20, the Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industry series hosted Mr. Raanan Horowitz, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, for an address entitled, “Accelerating Defense Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Wadi.” The event explored what practical lessons the United States can learn from Israel’s long tradition of commingling defense […]

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Oct 20, 2015

Google and the Future Nexus of Energy, Technology, & Climate

By Global Energy Center

On Tuesday, October 20 the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a discussion on innovative work that non-energy technology companies are doing at the cutting edge of today’s most pressing energy and climate issues.

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Oct 19, 2015

A Progress Report on Pakistan’s Internal Security

By Ben Polsky

On October 19, the South Asia Center hosted Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Pathfinder Group, the largest private security company in Pakistan, along with South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz, to discuss Pakistan’s current security situation in the wake of Army Chief Raheel Sharif’s aggressive military operation to eradicate terrorist hideouts. Bharath Gopalaswamy, South Asia […]

Pakistan

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Oct 16, 2015

Afghanistan, Pakistan the Region

By South Asia Center

On October 16th, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion with Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council, and Vali Nasr, the Dean of John Hopkins Universality School of Advance International Studies. The panel, which was moderated by Ambassador James Cunningham, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Senior […]

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Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 15, 2015

Overcome by Cyber Risks?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Newspaper headlines inundate us with stories about massive data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and espionage against government agencies and companies. With risks mounting, a new Atlantic Council report Overcome by Cyber Risks? Economic Benefits and Costs of Alternate Cyber Futures, published in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and University of Denver’s Pardee Center for International Futures,uses […]

Cybersecurity

Event Recap

Oct 15, 2015

The Road Ahead: The Future of the Coalition’s Anti-ISIS Strategy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Recent developments in Iraq and Syria have raised serious concerns about the Obama administration’s current strategy to counter the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. The United States’ failure to train and equip an effective moderate force in Syria, Russia’s newly redoubled efforts to bolster the Assad regime against ISIS and opposition forces, and an […]

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