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Oct 5, 2016

#ACexplainer: Cunningham on Paris Climate Agreement

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Oct 4, 2016

Roundtable with Lieutenant General Yohannes Tesfamariam, former commander of UNMISS

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, October 4, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Lieutenant General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam, former force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), who discussed the evolving security situation in the country, the impact of international peacekeeping forces, and ways forward for UNMISS.

East Africa International Organizations

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Oct 4, 2016

Colombia Votes No to Peace: What Happens Now?

By Mae Louise Flato

On October 2, Colombian electoral officials announced the surprise victory of the ‘No’ vote in the national referendum to approve the peace agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Colombia

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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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