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Feb 2, 2016

Beyond the Nation-State: Thinking Strategically about Sovereignty Issues in Africa

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, February 2, the Africa Center and the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a strategy session with Dr. Pierre Englebert of Pomona College, one of the foremost American experts on African sovereignty and governance issues. This discussion will set the stage for a study the Africa Center will prepare, which will assess […]

Africa

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Feb 2, 2016

Report Launch: Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Energy Center

In the report Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond, Atlantic Council’s Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Energy Center, Dr. Ariel Cohen argued that the Black Sea region is key to Europe’s energy security and the West’s strategic positions. The panel of diplomats and […]

Congressional Relations

Feb 2, 2016

America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 2, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) for an “America’s Role in the World” address.

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Feb 2, 2016

Pin-Down Diplomacy: How Wrestling Promotes US-Iran Ties

By South Asia Center

Much as “ping-pong diplomacy” helped break the ice between the United States and China in the 1970s, “pin-down diplomacy” between the wrestlers of the United States and Iran has been instrumental in changing perceptions about Iranian and American society, and building bridges between sports communities and ordinary citizens. On February 2, The Atlantic Council’s Future […]

Iran

Emerging Defense Challenges

Feb 1, 2016

An Artist’s Perspective on Moral Complexity

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an Art of Future Warfare project Google Hangout with Matt Gallagher, author of Youngblood. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down while ISIS rises up, the United States is left in a morally and strategically ambiguous position: should America keep […]

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Feb 1, 2016

Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council hosted a private strategy session with the Undersecretary of State from the Polish Ministry of National Defense, Tomasz Szatkowski.

Poland

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Jan 29, 2016

Google Hangout : Manufacturing Innovators in Mexico

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

The Atlantic Council held the second #ACInnovationMX Google Hangout leading up to our Mexico City Innovation Summit (April 5, 2016), on January 29, 2016 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. The Featured Innovators, Linda Franco, CEO and Co-Founder of Machina; Carlos Gómez Andonaegui, Co-founder of Nebia addressed innovation issues around Mexico’s manufacturing sector: From idea to […]

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Jan 28, 2016

Reflections of a Former Secretary of Defense

Atlantic Council Reflections of a Former Secretary of Defense Speaker: Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Date: Monday, January 13, 2016 Transcript By Superior Transcriptions LLC www.superiortranscriptions.com FREDERICK KEMPE: Welcome, everyone. This is a very special evening at the Atlantic Council. […]

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Jan 28, 2016

The Impact of Low Oil Prices on the Middle East: Fiscal Crises, Corporate Transitions, and Geopolitical Standoffs

By Global Energy Center

On January 28, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a panel discussion on the impact of low oil prices in the Middle East. Panelists included Dr. Denise Natali, Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University’s Institute of National Strategic Studies; Dr. Jean-Francois Seznec, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy […]

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Jan 27, 2016

Local Responses to Libya’s Instability

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

The Atlantic Council welcomed Jeffrey Vanness of USAID and Jakob Wichmann of JMW Consulting for a roundtable meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC. Wichmann presented his findings from a nationwide survey conducted in Libya in August and September 2015, and Vanness […]

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