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EnergySource

Feb 13, 2019

Nuclear energy’s absence from the State of the Union: A missed opportunity

By Jennifer T. Gordon

Many commentators noted the absence of any reference to climate change, clean energy, or the Green New Deal in President Trump’s State of the Union address on February 5th. In fact, the only mention that Trump made of energy at all was to praise the US for becoming “the number one producer oil and natural […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Feb 6, 2019

Energy geopolitics and the four transitions

By Robert F. Ichord

At the Atlantic Council’s recent Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, the global energy transformation and diversification in energy and power markets were recurring themes. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), A New World: The Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation, helped to frame the discussion of these themes. The report argues that […]

Energy Transitions Geopolitics & Energy Security

EconoGraphics

Feb 6, 2019

A Breakdown of the Sanctions Deal between the United States and Oleg Deripaska

By Ole Moehr | Graphics by Shiqing Hua and Zachary Coles

On January 16, a US Senate resolution to maintain US sanctions on the Russian aluminum giant RUSAL and its holding company EN+ failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to pass. As a result, the Trump administration lifted its economic sanctions on RUSAL and EN+ on January 27.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Article

Feb 1, 2019

Looking Ahead: Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in 2019

By Jason Marczak

Read the Publication (PDF) A note from our director Jason Marczak: One word will define 2019 for Latin America (and the world): uncertainty. Three new presidents in the region’s largest countries have jumpstarted their agendas. Juan Guaidó has assumed the interim presidency in Venezuela. The USMCA awaits next steps in Congress. China continues to increase […]

Event Recap

Feb 1, 2019

The Global Status of CCS: Is US Technology Leadership at Risk?

By Lauren Thomas

On January 28, The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted the US launch of the Global CCS Institute’s signature publication, The Global Status of CCS, first presented at the COP24 United Nations (UN) climate conference in Katowice, Poland. Moderated by David Livingston, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s deputy director for climate & advanced energy, […]

Event Recap

Jan 30, 2019

Guaidó takes the helm: Supporting the new Venezuelan interim government

By Chloe Zoeller & Paula Garcia Tufro

On January 30, 2019, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center gathered distinguished experts and governmental leaders to discuss the new interim government of Venezuela—led by Juan Guaidó, the head of the National Assembly—and the future of democratic transition in the country. The event served as the first public forum for newly appointed ambassadors […]

Democratic Transitions Latin America

Transcript

Jan 29, 2019

Money Laundering Involving Russian Individuals and Their Effect on the EU

By Anders Åslund

Testimony of Dr. Anders Åslund Senior Fellow, Atlantic CouncilAdjunct Professor, Georgetown University January 29, 2019 Tax-3 Committee European Parliament

Transcript

Jan 29, 2019

Wilson Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee on the Chinese and Russian Challenges

By Atlantic Council

Testimony before The Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Implementation of the National Defense Strategy January 29, 2019 Permanent Deterrence and Bolstered Alliances in an Era of Great Power Competition Damon M. Wilson Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council 

Event Recap

Jan 28, 2019

Nobel Peace Prize laureate on sexual violence in the DRC

By Africa Center

On January 28, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, for a discussion on the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Introducing the distinguished guest, Atlantic Council […]

Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo

Event Recap

Jan 21, 2019

Kempe: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes”

By Atlantic Council IN TURKEY

Frederick Kempe’s Berlin 1961 has now been published in Turkish, making it the 15th language the book is available. Berlin 1961 discusses the period from the year that the Berlin Wall was first built. In his book Berlin 1961, published in 2011 and having reached a significant reader audience, the president and chief executive officer […]

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