Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Armenia Assailed by Deceptive “Fact-Checking” Groups, Part 2: The Coordination

By Zarine Kharazian, Eto Buziashvili, and Yulia Reshitko

Two Armenian Facebook pages masqueraded as impartial fact-checking organizations to discredit the government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Armenia Assailed by Deceptive “Fact-Checking” Groups, Part 1: The Players

By Zarine Kharazian, Eto Buziashvili, and Yulia Reshitko

The DFRLab has uncovered a sophisticated influence operation with the aim of discrediting Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters under the hashtag #SutNikol.

Fried Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs on Countering a Resurgent Russia

By Atlantic Council

Ambassador Daniel Fried appears before House Committee on Foreign Affairs during a hearing on “Countering a Resurgent Russia” on May 1, 2019.

Atlantic Council’s 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards

Atlantic Council 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards  

Atlantic Council’s Distinguished International Leadership Award for International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde

Atlantic Council 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards Distinguished International Leadership Award

Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Business Leadership Award for FedEx Corp. Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith

Atlantic Council 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards Distinguished Business Leadership Award  

2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards – Adrienne Arsht

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards Distinguished Service Award   Hosts: John F.W. Rogers, Chairman, Atlantic Council Board of Directors   Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council   Honoree: Adrienne Arsht, Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council   Introduction: Alonzo Mourning   Location:  Washington, D.C.   Time:  7:00 p.m. EDT Date:  Tuesday, April 30, 2019 […]

2019 DLA: Distinguished International Leadership Award for NATO

Atlantic Council 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards Distinguished International Leadership Award Presentation  

Central Bank Independence Under Scrutiny

By Ole Moehr | Graphics by Shiqing Hua and Francis Aubee

On April 26, following stronger than expected US economic growth numbers, the White House’s National Economic Council director, Larry Kudlow, urged the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates by 50 basis points.