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Congressional Relations

Aug 29, 2017

The Future of Infrastructure Investment with Keynote Speaker the Honorable David E. Price

By Global Business & Economics Program

On August 29, the Atlantic Council’s EuroGrowth Initiative, together with the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held a discussion on the future of infrastructure in the US, drawing comparisons from the EU.

Economy & Business European Union
Aug 29 2017

Event Recap

Aug 29, 2017

The Future of Infrastructure Investment

By Global Business and Economics Program

On August 29, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program co-hosted its third off-site event on the future of infrastructure investment in the United States with the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rebuilding the United States’ infrastructure is a key component of the Trump administration’s […]

Video

Aug 25, 2017

A Conversation with His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa

Event Recap

Aug 21, 2017

ISIS in South Asia: options and ways to respond

By Aditya Ramachandran

On August 21st 2017, the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council hosted a panel discussion on the inroads made by The Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS) into South Asia. The panel discussed how ISIS operates as a group, how it impacts the states that make up South Asia internally, and how […]

Terrorism

Article

Aug 16, 2017

ZAPAD 2017: A Guide to Russia’s Largest Military Exercise

By Atlantic Council

The late summer of 2017 could see one of the largest Russian military exercises in Europe since the end of the Cold War. Zapad 2017, a joint strategic exercise involving Russian and Belarusian military forces, is expected to take place in September 2017 in Russia’s western military district, the Kaliningrad exclave, and across Belarus. Rising […]

Event Recap

Aug 11, 2017

Sanctioning Venezuela: Options & Impact

By Sara Van Velkinburgh

Even by its own standards, Venezuela is experiencing a period of crisis. Daily clashes occur between government and opposition forces as thousands take to the street to protest the government’s consolidation of power. Recently, twelve nations met in Lima to condone the rupture of democratic order in Venezuela. Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and the United States […]

Venezuela

Article

Aug 9, 2017

Venezuela: What are the most effective US sanctions?

By David Mortlock and Francisco Monaldi

With US sanctions against Nicolás Maduro firmly in place, the Trump administration is set to take more severe economic actions if the Venezuelan government continues to repress political and civil liberties. What is in the US toolbox and what would be the effects of implementation?

Americas Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Aug 2, 2017

Cyber Risk Wednesday: DEF CON to DC

By Ayan Islam

On August 2, 2017, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a panel discussion on the week-long round of cybersecurity conferences known as “Hacker Summer Camp” – DEF CON, Black Hat, and BSides Las Vegas. Ariel Robinson, Analyst and Reporter for ITSP Magazine and Host of The […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Video

Jul 31, 2017

After the Vote: What’s Next for Venezuela?

Article

Jul 31, 2017

A Next Generation Perspective on the Future of the Korea-US Relationship

By Alex Ward

Read the Publication (PDF) It is no secret that China and the United States have different opinions about world order. South Korea, meanwhile, is caught in the middle of these two great powers who want to push their weight around the global stage. South Korea has always sought to balance relations between the two countries, […]

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