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Congressional Relations

Dec 1, 2015

Pham Joins Subcommittee Briefing on Congolese Adoption Crisis

By Africa Center

On Monday, November 30, the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations convened a briefing on the crisis of legally adopted children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who have been prevented from joining their new families. Gregory Simpkins, Staff Director for the Subcommittee, […]

Commanders Series

Dec 1, 2015

The Future of American Airpower: A Conversation with General Mark A. Welsh III

By Alex Ward

On December 1, 2015, the Atlantic Council hosted General Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, for a Commanders Series event entitled, “The Future of American Airpower.” In a discussion moderated by the Council’s Barry Pavel, Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, […]

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Dec 1, 2015

The Future Landscape of European Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, December 1, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed General Micael Bydén, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces for a private strategy session on “The Future Landscape of European Security.” The session featured a wide range of political and military experts, former government officials, and scholars who spoke on a variety […]

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Nov 30, 2015

Politics, Government, and Women in Latin America: Better Than You Think?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Atlantic Council Politics, Government, and Women in Latin America: Better Than You Think? Introductions: Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council Peter Schechter, Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council Speaker: Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State and Candidate for President, Democratic Party   Panelists: Senator Ninfa Clara Salinas Sada, Green Environmentalist Party (Partido Verde […]

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Nov 24, 2015

IMMEDIATE ANALYSIS: Implications of Turkish Downing of Russian Warplane

By Atlantic Council

IMMEDIATE ANALYSIS: Implications of Turkish Downing of Russian Warplane with Aaron Stein Nonresident Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle EastAtlantic Council and Barry Pavel Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Atlantic Council

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Nov 24, 2015

Second Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Second Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate November 1-2, 2015 Emirates Palace – Abu Dhabi Conclusions Over the course of two days, nearly three hundred policy-makers, experts and academics from more than forty countries convened at the Second Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate (ADSD) to tackle key issues concerning the Middle East and North Africa region.

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Nov 23, 2015

Chris Brummer Speaks on RMB Internationalization at Financial and Risk Summit in Toronto

By Global Business and Economics

On November 23, 2015, Chris Brummer, the C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance at the Atlantic Council, spoke alongside Mingxuan Zhu, President and CEO, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Susan Gammage, Thomson Reuters’ Head of FX Transactions Sales, Americas, Janet L. Ecker, President and CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance, and Jeffrey […]

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Nov 23, 2015

Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities In the 2020s

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

Atlantic Council Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities In the 2020s Introduction: Barry Pavel, Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Speakers: David B. Shear, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense Dr. Narushige Michishita, Japan Scholar, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson […]

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Nov 23, 2015

Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities in the 2020s

By Juyeong Koh

On November 17, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a public launch of the report Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities in the 2020s, authored by Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Center.

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Nov 20, 2015

Responding to Terror: In Need of a New Strategy?

Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit   Luncheon: Responding to Terror: In Need of a New Strategy?  Speakers:  Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council   Ana Palacio, Member, Spanish Council of State, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs   Daud S. Saba, Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan   Zalmay Khalilzad, President, […]