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May 10, 2016

Spotlight: Education

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Technology, new corporate structures, and the sharing economy are revolutionizing what it means to be an employee. Education must keep pace with the demands of an ever-changing workforce. This month’s Spotlight explores how governments, academic institutions, and the private sector must work together to create education structures which train students to be valuable employees. View […]

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May 10, 2016

The Visegrad Group: Anchoring the NATO Alliance?

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

On May 10, 2016 the Atlantic Council partnered with the Corvinus Society for Foreign Affairs and Culture to host a roundtable discussion on The Visegrad Group: Anchoring the NATO Alliance?

NATO Security & Defense

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May 6, 2016

Private Luncheon with European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete

By Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative

On May 4, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative partnered with the US Chamber of Commerce to hold a private luncheon with Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy.

Bremain vs Brexit

May 6, 2016

Bremain or Brexit: Implications for Energy and Leadership

By Mikaila Altenbern

On May 5, 2016, the Atlantic Council and E3G hosted a discussion on the impacts that the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union would have on European politics, energy policy, and climate leadership. Nick Mabey, cofounding director and chief executive of E3G, and Tom Burke, cofounding director and chairman of E3G, lent […]

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May 6, 2016

Climate and Sustainability Roundtable with H.E. Mogens Lykketoft

By Mikaila Altenbern

On Thursday, May 5, 2016, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the seventieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. President Lykketoft offered insights into the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

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May 5, 2016

The Power of Transparency: The Role of Transparency in Fighting Corruption in Financial Systems, with Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the Department of Treasury

By Benjamin Knudsen

On April 21 Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Daniel Glaser, visited the Atlantic Council to talk about how federal financial regulation is instrumental in the fight against corruption, money laundering, and terrorism, as part of the ‘Power of Transparency’ series the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics program is co-sponsoring with Thomson Reuters.  The event […]

Economy & Business

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May 3, 2016

Caribbean and Central American energy in transition

By Thomas Corrigan

Missed the event? Check out the recorded webcast here As Venezuela gets closer to an economic demise, the United States and the international community have unprecedented opportunity to support Central America and the Caribbean’s transition away from dubious alliance Petrocaribe and Caracas’ weakening energy diplomacy. Countries must take immediate steps to prevent destabilization should the […]

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May 3, 2016

2016 Distinguished Leadership Awards: Remarks by The Hon. Robert M. Gates

ROBERT M. GATES:  It’s just like a CIA award.  They give it to you, and then they take it away.  (Laughter.) Well, first of all, let me thank all of you for your endurance this evening on a weekday night.  I would like to thank the Atlantic Council for this honor, and thank all of […]

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May 2, 2016

A Private Breakfast with the Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando

By Benjamin Knudsen

The Atlantic Council’s boardroom was at capacity for the off-the-record conversation with Italian Justice Minister Andrea Orlando   On April 22, the Atlantic Council hosted the Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando, at a private breakfast with key stakeholders from the private and public sectors of the transatlantic community.  Minister Orlando discussed the structural […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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May 2, 2016

Iran’s Innovation Economy and the Impact of Sanctions Relief

On April 18, the Atlantic Council’s Future of Iran Initiative hosted a panel discussion on the current state and prospects for high tech ventures in Iran. The panel featured Lily Sarafan, Co-founder and CEO, Home Care Assistance; Nadereh Chamlou, Former Senior Advisor, World Bank; and Christopher M. Schroeder, Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Investor.  Already one of the more diverse economies in the […]

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