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Apr 20, 2017

Economic Reforms and the Future of Brazil’s Middle Class

By Nicolás Castex

After the biggest recession Brazil has ever known, leading economic indicators are beginning to show the light at the end of the tunnel. As Brazil tries to find the exit sign, the country continues to face challenges in the political arena, amid growing corruption scandals. Nevertheless, recovery is on its way, and Brazil’s middle class […]

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Apr 19, 2017

Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

By Maxwell Petersen

On Wednesday, April 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Global Energy Center co-hosted a conversation on energy innovation and entrepreneurship in the Middle East featuring Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, presidential deputy envoy for hostage affairs at the US Department of State; HE Majid Al-Suwaidi, consul general of the United Arab Emirates in […]

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Apr 19, 2017

Roundtable with UN Special Representative for Somalia Michael Keating

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, April 19, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted an expert’s roundtable with Michael Keating, special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. Somalia recently concluded its presidential selection process, and now faces the challenge of completing a constitutional review and finalizing details for […]

Africa East Africa

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Apr 18, 2017

The Atlantic Council Task Force on Reform of the Global Energy Architecture

By Valerio Zanovello

On April 18, 2017, the Global Energy Center launched the Atlantic Council Task Force Report on Reform of the Global Energy Architecture. The expert panel included Phillip Cornell, task force co-chair and nonresident senior fellow at the Global Energy Center, Neil Brown, task force member and director of policy and research at the KKR Global […]

Cyber 9/12 Project

Apr 17, 2017

2017 US Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

By Asvatha Babu

Held at American University’s Washington College of Law, this was the fifth and biggest iteration of the annual student competition. Forty-five teams from 32 universities from across the United States took on the roles of cyber policy experts advising the National Security Council on how to react to a fictional cyber catastrophe.

Cybersecurity

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Apr 10, 2017

Lindborg on Famine in Africa

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Apr 10, 2017

Report Launch – Downstream Oil Theft: Implications and Next Steps

By Valerio Zanovello

On Monday, April 10, 2017, the Global Energy Center launched Dr. Ian M. Ralby’s latest report, Downstream Oil Theft: Implications and Next Steps. Moderated by Ambassador Morningstar, the expert panel included Ian Ralby, John Gannon, and Terzah Tippin Poe, and discussed how hydrocarbons crime impacts global security, the market, and the environment, and how stakeholders […]

In the News

Apr 5, 2017

Durakoglu Testifies Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Turkey

By Naz Durakoglu

Read the full testimony here.

Turkey

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Apr 5, 2017

Xi & Trump at Mar-a-Lago: US-China Relations and the Impact on Latin America

By Mario Zampaglione

In early April, President Xi Jinping sat down with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in what was a highly anticipated event between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. Coming off a campaign in which then-candidate Trump criticized China, the first meeting between the two was intended to focus primarily on the uneven trade relations […]

China

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Apr 5, 2017

Xi & Trump at Mar-a-Lago: US-China Relations and the Impact on Latin America

TRANSCRIPT: Conference Call Xi & Trump at Mar-a-Lago: US-China Relations and the Impact on Latin America Wednesday, April 5, 2017 2:00 to 2:45 p.m EDT

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