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Captains of Industry Series

Oct 20, 2015

Accelerating Defense Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Wadi

By Brent Scowcroft Center

View the Publication (PPT) On October 20, the Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industry series hosted Mr. Raanan Horowitz, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, for an address entitled, “Accelerating Defense Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Wadi.” The event explored what practical lessons the United States can learn from Israel’s long tradition of commingling defense […]

Event Recap

Oct 20, 2015

Google and the Future Nexus of Energy, Technology, & Climate

By Global Energy Center

On Tuesday, October 20 the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a discussion on innovative work that non-energy technology companies are doing at the cutting edge of today’s most pressing energy and climate issues.

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Oct 20, 2015

Spotlight: Argentina

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Read the Spotlight OnlineArgentines go to the polls on October 25 for what is shaping up to be one of the most important elections in years. Whoever wins — either this Sunday or in a likely November 22 runoff — will end the twelve-year Kirchner era. Who will tango their way into the Casa Rosada? […]

Latin America

Event Recap

Oct 19, 2015

A Progress Report on Pakistan’s Internal Security

By Ben Polsky

On October 19, the South Asia Center hosted Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Pathfinder Group, the largest private security company in Pakistan, along with South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz, to discuss Pakistan’s current security situation in the wake of Army Chief Raheel Sharif’s aggressive military operation to eradicate terrorist hideouts. Bharath Gopalaswamy, South Asia […]

Pakistan

Event Recap

Oct 16, 2015

Afghanistan, Pakistan the Region

By South Asia Center

On October 16th, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion with Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council, and Vali Nasr, the Dean of John Hopkins Universality School of Advance International Studies. The panel, which was moderated by Ambassador James Cunningham, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Senior […]

Afghanistan Pakistan

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 15, 2015

Overcome by Cyber Risks?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Newspaper headlines inundate us with stories about massive data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and espionage against government agencies and companies. With risks mounting, a new Atlantic Council report Overcome by Cyber Risks? Economic Benefits and Costs of Alternate Cyber Futures, published in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and University of Denver’s Pardee Center for International Futures,uses […]

Cybersecurity

Event Recap

Oct 15, 2015

The Road Ahead: The Future of the Coalition’s Anti-ISIS Strategy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Recent developments in Iraq and Syria have raised serious concerns about the Obama administration’s current strategy to counter the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. The United States’ failure to train and equip an effective moderate force in Syria, Russia’s newly redoubled efforts to bolster the Assad regime against ISIS and opposition forces, and an […]

Event Recap

Oct 14, 2015

Democracy Rebooted: The Future of Technology in Elections

By Roberta Braga

With upcoming elections in the United States, as well as in many countries, the world is at a crucial moment to review the role of technology in the electoral process. Societies increasingly trust the use of technology for mobile banking and financial transactions, and for commercial use in shopping, transportation, and travel, yet when it […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy
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Congressional Relations

Oct 14, 2015

Special Briefing on Afghanistan and US Security

By Atlantic Council

 On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Ambassador James Cunningham, Resident Senior Fellow and Zalmay Khalilzad Chair discussed a new policy framework on US engagement in Afghanistan <<CLICK HERE>>. This report was signed by more than twenty current and former senior officials and co-sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), is a bipartisan consensus […]

Event Recap

Oct 13, 2015

Tunisia: The Last Arab Spring Country

By Rafik Hariri Center

On October 13, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched “Tunisia: The Last Arab Spring Country,” the latest publication by Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan. In the issue brief, Khan and Mezran review Tunisia’s political and economic transition since its 2011 revolution and evaluate the […]

North Africa
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