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NATO 20/2020

Dec 8, 2020

‘Game out’ decision making: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

In an era where the distinction between peace and conflict is increasingly complex, NATO should retain its competitive advantage by using synthetic environments and virtual worlds to support rapid, efficient and effective strategic decision making.

Crisis Management Cybersecurity

Report

Dec 8, 2020

Spotlight: The Biden-Harris Administration and the future of supply chains in the Americas

By Juan Carlos Baker, Maurice Bellan, Christina Conlin, Kerry Contini, Reagan Demas, Ildefonso Guajardo, Landon Loomis, Jason Marczak, Manuel Padrón-Castillo, Anne Petterd, Shunko Rojas, Lisa Schroeter, Alison J. Stafford Powell, Joyce Smith, Jennifer Trock, Omar Vargas, Carlos Alberto Vela-Treviño

The month of November 2020 marked a turning point for the United States as voters cast their ballots at rates not recently seen in a US election. The historic race saw around 65 percent of the voting population in the United States participating, the highest in more than one hundred years. With three hundred and […]

Economy & Business Latin America

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2020

Mo Ibrahim: Why Africa must emerge more resilient from the COVID crisis

By David A. Wemer

A well-known Afro-optimist, Ibrahim has invested in the continent’s democratic progress and has focused on tackling practical governance issues. While the pandemic has exposed such problems across the world, he noted, one of its lessons is that Africa must be “more self-sufficient” and “resilient.”

Africa Coronavirus

Event Recap

Dec 7, 2020

Event recap | At the crossroads of emerging technologies and security during the pandemic

By Henry Westerman

On Thursday, December 3, the Embassy of Finland and the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center convened a partially public, partially private roundtable to discuss the impact technology on contemporary society, politics, and transatlantic relations. The roundtable sought to consider specific policy steps that could build trust in governments, corporations, and technologies alike, both in the United States and Europe, so as to overcome the numerous technological challenges of the present and issues poised for the future.

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

In the News

Dec 7, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Feta cheese and the EU-China agreement on geographical indications

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that the EU-China trade deal is a wake up call for the United States and an indication that the US agriculture industry needs an intellectual property strategy.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Event Recap

Dec 3, 2020

Event recap | Food system sustainability in 2021 and beyond

By GeoTech Center

During this episode of the GeoTech Hour, panelists highlighted what they believe should be agriculture and food systems priorities in 2021 and beyond.

Climate Change & Climate Action Digital Policy

Event Recap

Dec 3, 2020

GeoTech vlog | Co-commissioners and their outlook for the future

By Borja Prado

Teresa Carlson (AWS) and John Goodman (Accenture) inaugurate the first episode of the GeoTech Vlog by describing their work as co-chairs of the GeoTech Commission, and as they find ways to navigate this era of significant change while leveraging the infinite possibilities offered by technology and data.

Inclusive Growth Resilience & Society

Event Recap

Dec 1, 2020

Event recap: “Lessons for Afghanistan from Lebanon’s peace process”

By Atlantic Council

On November 25, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington D.C. jointly hosted H.E. Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Dr. Patricia Karam, and Dr. Daniel Corstange for a conversation about lessons that can be learned from the 1989 Lebanese peace process for the ongoing Afghan peace talks.

Afghanistan Lebanon

NATO 20/2020

Dec 1, 2020

Modernize the kit and the message: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

NATO will only remain successful over the next seventy years if it modernizes its capabilities, takes command of emerging technology, and harmonizes its strategic messaging.

Defense Technologies Europe & Eurasia

SouthAsiaSource

Dec 1, 2020

Transcript: “Lessons for Afghanistan from Lebanon’s peace process”

By Atlantic Council

IRFAN NOORUDDIN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to all of you joining us this Wednesday. My name is Irfan Nooruddin. I’m a professor at Georgetown University and director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council.  On behalf of my colleagues here in Washington, it is a real pleasure to host this conversation […]

Afghanistan Lebanon
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