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Oct 21, 2016

Transforming the Power Sector in Developing Countries

By Jacob Keller

On October 21st, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center launched a new report: ‘Transforming the Power Sector in Developing Countries’ by Dr. Robert F. Ichord, Jr. The panel included perspectives from the US government, the World Bank, and the private industry to discuss solutions for clean, efficient, and sustainable power in the developing world. Panelists […]

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Oct 20, 2016

Public Art in Tehran: Painting One Wall at a Time

By Mehran Haghirian

On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative hosted a panel discussion moderated by the Future of Iran Initiative’s Acting Director Barbara Slavin featuring Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Iranian artist and muralist, and David Furchgott, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of International Arts and Artists, to discuss Iran’s public art scene. […]

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Oct 19, 2016

A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition

By Tyler M. Nocita

On Wednesday, October 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Middle East Peace and Security Initiative released Atlantic Council distinguished fellow Ellen Laipson’s A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition, the sixth installment in the Atlantic Council Strategy Paper series. The report advocates for a balanced approach towards American relations with Iran that […]

Iran

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Oct 19, 2016

Strategy Session with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 19, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private strategy session with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US European Command. General Scaparrotti discussed his assessment of the current threat environment, his strategic priorities, and EUCOM’s direction moving forward.

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Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 19, 2016

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Hacking the Vote

By Jeff Stone, CSM Passcode

During an event on Wednesday at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, a panel of cybersecurity and election experts said troubles at the polls originated long before this election season.

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Oct 18, 2016

Shoring Up Security in the High North

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 18, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private roundtable discussion on “Shoring Up Security in the High North”. The session featured a keynote address by Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Defense of Norway, and a moderated discussion led by Walter B. Slocombe, Secretary of the Board of the Atlantic Council.

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Oct 17, 2016

US Arctic Council Chairmanship: Achievements & Remaining Priorities

By Kate Schwartz

The United States holds the two-year rotating Chairmanship of the Arctic Council until summer 2017, bridging the turnover between presidential administrations. Looking backward, our panelists presented high points of the Arctic Council under US leadership, highlighting the cooperation between littoral states on global problems like climate change. However, the increasing pace of climate change and […]

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Oct 14, 2016

Unsure and Insecure in the Internet of Things

By Cyber Statecraft Initaitive

On Friday, October 14, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a discussion on new approaches to cybersecurity and public safety in the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Oct 13, 2016

Discussion with Diplomatic Adviser to President Joseph Kabila

By Africa Center

On Thursday, October 13, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion on the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Ambassador Barnabé Kikaya Bin Karubi, diplomatic adviser to President Joseph Kabila, and Corneille Nangaa Yobelou, president of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The event was co-hosted with the International Republican Institute (IRI) and […]

Africa

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Oct 13, 2016

Enhancing security and defense in the Baltic States

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 13, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private roundtable on “Enhancing Security and Defense in the Baltic States”. The session featured a keynote address by LTG Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Chief of Defense of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and a moderated discussion led by James Hasik, Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense with the Brent […]

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