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Aug 12, 2016

#ACexplainer: Aslund on Putin’s sacking of Sergei Ivanov

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Aug 10, 2016

At Cybersecurity Gatherings, A Thaw Between Feds and Hackers

By Jeff Stone, Passcode

At an Atlantic Council event this week, cybersecurity researchers and experts said last week's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences showed that Washington is working harder to build better relations with the hacker community.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Aug 4, 2016

Spotlight: Rio Olympics: The Legacy of the Games

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

An Interview with Rio’s Mayor Eduardo Paes In 2009, when Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Brazil was a success story. With a burgeoning economy and a newfound strength in the global arena, Brazilians perceived the Olympics win as the crowning achievement that confirmed the country’s progress. […]

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Aug 4, 2016

#ACexplainer: Herbst on Russian Sanctions
Russia

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Aug 2, 2016

US-Angola Energy Roundtable

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, August 2, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in partnership with the US-Angola Chamber of Commerce, hosted a roundtable on US-Angola energy opportunities. Coming on the heels of the official US-Angola Strategic Energy Dialogue that took place on Monday, August 1, at the US Department of State, the event welcomed a delegation of Angolan […]

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Jul 28, 2016

Roundtable with the prime minister of the Republic of Niger

By Africa Center

On Thursday, July 28, the Africa Center hosted a breakfast roundtable with His Excellency Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, to discuss development and security challenges currently faced by the country.  The event coincided with the signing of a $437 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact between the United States and Niger, scheduled […]

Economy & Business Sahel

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Jul 27, 2016

Roundtable with Sir Richard Dearlove, former Chief of MI6

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, July 27, the Africa Center hosted Sir Richard Dearlove, KCMG, OBE, former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and immediate past Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge for a high-level roundtable discussion. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham welcomed participants and set the stage for the discussion, noting Sir Richard’s nearly four […]

Africa

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Jul 26, 2016

NATO Air Power in a Contested Air Domain

By Marija Vaicekauskaite & Lauren Speranza

On July 26, 2016 the Atlantic Council hosted a private roundtable on “NATO Air Power in a Contested Air Domain.” The session featured a keynote address by General Frank Gorenc, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe and Africa, and a moderated discussion led by Jorge Benitez, director of NATOSource and senior fellow in the […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Jul 26, 2016

Roundtable with Ann Bernstein

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, July 26, the Africa Center hosted a breakfast roundtable discussion with Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Center for Development and Enterprise (CDE) in Johannesburg, South Africa’s leading development think tank, who discussed the challenges of mass employment and inclusion and their impact on rising social discontent in the run-up to the pivotal […]

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Jul 25, 2016

Cyber Risk Thursday: Online Communities and the Future of National Security

By Divya Sahni

On July 14, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative gathered a group of experts to seek answers to these questions. The panel brought together Leo Blanken, an associate professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate school, Jasmine El-Gamal, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Charley Snyder, senior cyber policy adviser at the US Department of Defense, and Katie Moussouris, private consultant for bug bounty programs for a discussion moderated by the Atlantic Council’s Beau Woods.

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