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Mar 18, 2016

The Next Resource Shortage? Challenges in Specialty Metals and New Energy Sources

By Atlantic Council

On Thursday, March 17 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, the Global Energy Center hosted a discussion on the new resource challenge – specialty metals. Obscure resources we paid little attention to are increasingly playing critical roles as we switch to new energy sources, and as advanced and military technologies proliferate globally. A lack of […]

Energy & Environment

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Mar 18, 2016

Germany’s Leadership Role in Europe feat. Chairman of the Handelsblatt Publishing Group Gabor Steingart

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday March 22, the Future Europe Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on Germany’s leadership role in Europe with the leadership team of the German business paper Handelsblatt. The event was moderated by Frances Burwell, Atlantic Council Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives, with keynote remarks by Gabor Steingart, Chairman of Handelsblatt Publishing Group […]

Congressional Relations

Mar 18, 2016

Counter-Disinformation Bill with Senators Rob Portman and Chris Murphy

By Eurasia Center

Russia’s attempts to win over hearts and minds in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and beyond are succeeding—in large part because of the United States’ disengagement in the information arena, say experts. In response, Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bill on March 16 that would significantly beef up the United States’ counter-propaganda […]

Europe & Eurasia
Russia

Event Recap

Mar 17, 2016

Briefing by the Foreign Minister of Burundi

By Africa Center

On Thursday, March 17, the Africa Center hosted a briefing with H.E. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, who provided an update on developments in the country, including the mission of the Heads of State appointed by the African Union, the visit of UN Secretary General […]

South & Central Africa

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Mar 16, 2016

The Role of Transparency in Fighting Corruption and Preventing Illicit Activity in Financial Systems

By Global Business and Economics

On March 16, 2016 the Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters launched of the “Power of Transparency” speaker series, featuring Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser, to discuss the role of transparency in fighting corruption and preventing illicit activity in financial systems. Transparency is a fundamental element to fulfilling the Treasury’s mission of maintaining a […]

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Mar 16, 2016

Silencing Voices of Russian Opposition

By Eurasia Center

Russian opposition groups will continue to face threats and violence if Western powers remain on the sidelines amid a Kremlin crackdown on media and democratic processes, according to opposition actors. “I think there is nothing better that they would like us to do than to hide, to run away, to stop doing what we’re doing,” […]

Russia

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Mar 15, 2016

Why the Congo Matters

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 15, the Africa Center launched its newest issue brief, Why the Congo Matters. The study, authored by Senior Fellow Dr. Gérard Prunier, explores the escalating domestic political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and makes the case for increased global engagement to prevent the descent of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest […]

South & Central Africa

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Mar 15, 2016

Autocracies Failed and Unfailed: Limited Strategies for State Building

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its third Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “Autocracies Failed and Unfailed: Limited Strategies for State Building.”

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Marczak Testifies Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Trade with Cuba

By Jason Marczak

Read the full testimony here.

Cuba

Testimony

Mar 15, 2016

Six Ways the US Can Defeat Putin and Bolster Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

The transatlantic community has a significant stake in assuring Ukraine’s trajectory as a modern, democratic, and prosperous European state. A strategy to assist Ukraine in accomplishing that objective must impose greater economic and geopolitical costs on Russia for its aggression, enhance Ukraine’s capacity for self-defense, assist Kyiv’s efforts to reform its political and economic institutions, […]

Russia
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