Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

DRC’s CENCO agreement: a foundation for real political transition?

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, January 18, in partnership with the Enough Project, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion on the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of the recent political deal brokered by the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO). Discussants included Atlantic Council Vice President and […]

Book launch: Europe’s Growth Challenge

On January 18, The Atlantic Council EuroGrowth Initiative hosted Dr. Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and member of the EuroGrowth Initiative TaskForce, for a presentation of his latest book, Europe’s Growth Challenge, coauthored with Dr. Simeon Djankov, former Minister of Finance of Bulgaria. The presentation was followed by a discussion with Dr. […]

The Power of Transparency in Advancing Geo-spatial Intelligence

On January 13, the Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters hosted Mr. Robert Cardillo, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The discussion was moderated by Mr. John Walcott, Foreign Policy and National Security Editor for Thomson Reuters.