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Jun 24, 2016

A Foundational Proposal for the Next Administration

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On Friday, June 24, 2016, the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released their National Security Council Reform project’s report, “A Foundational Proposal for the Next Administration” featuring introductions by former National Security Advisors Stephen Hadley and James Jones.

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Brzezinski Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Read his testimony here

NATO Security & Defense

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Jun 22, 2016

A Low Carbon Future: Clean Energy Cooperation in East Asia

By Global Energy Center

On Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable event on clean energy cooperation in East Asia. Given the shift of energy demand growth from the OECD to non-OECD countries and the global commitment for emissions reductions set forth in the historic COP21 agreement, East Asia has emerged as a critical region in […]

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Jun 22, 2016

How Tech Entrepreneurship Is Transforming the Middle East

By Stefanie H. Ali

On June 22 on the margins of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University hosted a panel event with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East on tech entrepreneurship in the Middle East. This event was part of the Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) […]

Middle East

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Jun 22, 2016

International commitment to Afghanistan: A conversation with SRAP Ambassador Richard Olson

By Nidhi Upadhyaya

On June 21st, the South Asia Center hosted a discussion with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Olson, to discuss the current state of affairs in the region. Moderated by Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Senior Fellow in the South Asia Center, this discussion comes at a time when Afghanistan faces mounting challenges. The […]

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

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Jun 21, 2016

NAC-D Debrief with James J. Townsend, Jr.

By Lauren Speranza & Marija Vaicekauskaite

On June 21, 2016 the Atlantic Council hosted a private session with James J. Townsend, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy at the US Department of Defense. DASD Townsend debriefed the latest NATO Defense Ministerial meeting held on June 14-15, just weeks ahead of the NATO Summit in Warsaw. The […]

European Union International Organizations

Congressional Relations

Jun 21, 2016

Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis

By Melinda Haring

“People have forgotten that there’s a real humanitarian situation and a real need in a European country,” said Jock Mendoza-Wilson, director of international and investor relations at System Capital Management, during a recent Atlantic Council panel examining the crisis in Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Ukraine

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 21, 2016

Pride at State

By Maria Fernanda Perez

The Atlantic Council and the US Department of State, along with GLIFAA, hosted US Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, Special US Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, and US Secretary of State John Kerry, for the annual Pride at State event on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The event took place from 11:00 […]

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Jun 20, 2016

An Insider’s View of the American Election: A Roundtable for African Ambassadors

By Africa Center

On Monday, June 20, the Africa Center hosted Lanny Davis, co-founder and partner at Trident DMG, Democratic strategist, and former White House special counsel to President Bill Clinton, for a roundtable discussion with African ambassadors on the 2016 US presidential election.

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Jun 17, 2016

Toward a New National Security Space Strategy: Time for a Strategic Rebalancing

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On Friday, June 17, 2016 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its fifth Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “Toward a New National Security Space Strategy: Time for a Strategic Rebalancing.”

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