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2018 Elections in Latin America

Feb 21, 2018

Neither free nor fair: what to do about Venezuela’s presidential elections?

By Angela Chavez

Last month, the Venezuelan government fast-tracked the presidential election, announcing April 22 as the official date. To explore the declining electoral conditions and the potential for international engagement, on February 21 the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a public event and released a new Venezuela poll of 800 in-country respondents that showed […]

Democratic Transitions Elections

Article

Feb 21, 2018

Venezuela in Decline

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Findings Reveal Staggering Discontent Amid Democratic Rupture National poll reveals collapsing levels of trust in institutions and profound concerns over the economic crisis and food shortages.

Venezuela

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Feb 21, 2018

The rush for battery resources

By Reed Blakemore and Jens Jessen

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is already underway, and its pace is expected to increase in the coming years. The number of EVs on the road worldwide is projected to grow from one million this year to 24.4 million by 2030. Such growth in the EV fleet will require a significant expansion of battery […]

Africa Americas

EnergySource

Feb 21, 2018

Department of Energy steps into the cyber domain

By Reed Blakemore

The Department of Energy’s proposed $96 million Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) signals a bold step in the Department’s efforts to improve its coordination and response to threats to critical energy infrastructure, including cyber-attacks, physical attacks, and natural disasters.   While the 2017 hurricane season provided a stark example of US […]

Geopolitics & Energy Security United States and Canada

EnergySource

Feb 21, 2018

GCC economic diversification: Lessons from Texas

By Randolph Bell

The 2014 oil price collapse sent shockwaves across the oil industry and put economies from North Dakota to Nigeria on notice that $100 oil is not a sure thing. The economy of Texas, however, fared far better during the years of low prices than many experienced oil watchers predicted. Its relative resilience, explained in part […]

Energy Markets & Governance Oil and Gas

EnergySource

Feb 21, 2018

Groko or Noko: What Germany’s grand coalition means for energy and climate

By Ellen Scholl

Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) have a big decision to make. SPD party members have until March 2 to vote on whether their party should participate in a coalition government with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel. The vote puts SPD party members in a difficult position—endorse a […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy Markets & Governance

Event Recap

Feb 20, 2018

Iran’s Missile Program in Perspective

By Future of Iran Initiative

Iran’s missile program has long been a subject of controversy and the Trump administration has in recent weeks tied its continued implementation of a landmark 2015 nuclear accord to European support for more stringent curbs on Iran’s missile development. At a Feb. 20 panel on the issue organized by the Atlantic Council’s Future of Iran […]

Iran Middle East

In the News

Feb 16, 2018

Itani Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on “Syria: Which Way Forward?”

View the full testimony here

Event Recap

Feb 15, 2018

Foreign minister discusses situation in Ethiopia

By Africa Center

On Thursday, February 15, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham welcomed participants and introduced Dr. Workneh, noting that the meeting was happening one day after the Ethiopian government […]

Africa East Africa

EnergySource

Feb 15, 2018

Intelligence community continues to see threat from climate change

By Ellen Scholl and David Livingston

The 2018 Worldwide Threat Assessment, released on February 13, includes climate change among the identified threats to global stability. While many have pointed to the gap between this assessment and the rhetoric of US President Donald J. Trump—and the noticeable absence of climate change from his administration’s 2017 National Security Strategy—the worldwide threat assessment underscores […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Security & Defense
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