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Oct 4, 2016

A Globalized Renminbi: Will it Reshape Latin America?

By Mae Louise Flato

On October 4, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center convened financial experts from the US, Latin America, and China to discuss the next phrase of the China-Latin America relationship and the launch of the Atlantic Council’s most recent publication on this topic, “A Globalized Renminbi: will it reshape Latin America?”.

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Oct 3, 2016

Banding Together: How the World Bank, Humanitarian Community, and Private Sector Support Refugees

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On October 3, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center hosted “Banding Together: How the World Bank, Humanitarian Community, and Private Sector Support Refugees,” a Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) event featuring the US executive director for the World Bank, Dr. Matthew T. McGuire, the associate vice president of the Center for Middle East and […]

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Oct 3, 2016

Stability Operations: 2020 and Beyond

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

As new waves of turmoil erupt across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe’s southern borders, getting cooperative crisis management right will be critical for the future of transatlantic and international security. To tackle this challenge, on October 3rd and 4th, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with NATO Allied Command Transformation, hosted a special two-day […]

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 3, 2016

#ACexplainer: Atlantic Council Colombia Experts Respond to Peace Deal Vote
Colombia

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Sep 30, 2016

America’s Role in the World with Anders Fogh Rasmussen

By Strategy Initiative

In his book The Will To Lead, Secretary General Rasmussen reviews current geopolitical events — the Arab Spring, the Iranian nuclear deal, the Russian annexation of Crimea, and the invasion of Ukraine — and critically analyzes the strategy and decision-making of Prseident Obama and his secretaries of state. Rasmussen looks at past presidents to identify the […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Sep 28, 2016

Roundtable with Taban Deng Gai, First Vice President of South Sudan

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, August 28, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted His Excellency Taban Deng Gai, first vice president of the Republic of South Sudan, to provide an update on the political situation in the country as well as the continuing conflict.

East Africa

Bremain vs Brexit

Sep 28, 2016

Private Roundtable with Mr. Crispin Blunt, MP

By Susan Haigh

On September 28, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative hosted a private, invitation-only roundtable with Mr. Crispin Blunt MP, chairman of the UK House of Commons’ Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. Members of Washington’s foreign policy and business communities discussed the future of the United Kingdom’s role in Europe and the world, and the […]

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Sep 28, 2016

Countering Violent Extremism in Bangladesh

By South Asia Center

On September 28, 2016 the South Asia Center hosted Mr. Shahriar Kabir, a prominent human rights activist, for a conversation on Bangladesh’s ongoing deradicalization efforts and the role of civil society in rooting out extremism. The discussion was moderated by Distinguished Fellow, Mr. Shuja Nawaz.

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Sep 27, 2016

Saving Syrians: A Discussion with Raed al-Saleh, Head of the White Helmets

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On September 27, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a discussion on the conditions in northern Syria and the work of the Syria Civil Defense, or “White Helmets. Ambassador Frederic C. Hof, director of the Hariri Center, moderated a discussion with the head of the White Helmets Raed al-Saleh, […]

Syria
Ambassador John Limbert, Barbara Slavin, Farzaneh Milani, Thomas M. Ricks, and Trita Parsi at the “Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy” event hosted by South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative

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Sep 27, 2016

Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy

By South Asia Center

On Monday, September 26, 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 John Limbert, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, US Naval Academy, Farzaneh Milani, Professor and Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, University […]

Iran
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