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Nov 6, 2015

Fighting ISIS and al-Qaeda through Syrian Civil Society

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On November 6, 2015 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted renowned media activist and civil society leader Mr. Raed Fares. Mr. Fares founded the Union of Revolutionary Bureaus, which provides services to over one million Syrians including running water and an FM radio station. He is well-known for the witty […]

Syria

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Nov 5, 2015

Climate Change, Economic Resilience, and US National Security

By Global Energy Center

On Thursday, November 5 the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on the immediate impacts of climate change on US economic and national security.

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Nov 5, 2015

What’s Next for Mexico’s Electricity Sector?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Mexico’s energy reforms will have major effects on power generation and electricity markets. Getting the electricity sector right is the key to increased manufacturing and productivity. As part of the Atlantic Council’s ongoing work tracking Mexico’s energy reform, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Global Energy Center held a conference call on Thursday, November 5, with two […]

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Nov 5, 2015

German President Joachim Gauck on “Freedom — Our Shared Bond”

Speech by Federal President Joachim Gauck at the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6, 2015, in Philadelphia “Freedom – Our Shared Bond” It was in Philadelphia, that President John F. Kennedy, in a speech to commemorate Independence Day on 4 July 1962, put forward a ground‑breaking idea. He proposed the creation of a Declaration of Interdependence to stand alongside America’s Declaration of Independence. He suggested […]

Germany

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Nov 4, 2015

A Conversation with Tunisian Nobel Prize Laureate Hussein Abassi

By Rafik Hariri Center

On October 9, 2015 the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee announced the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet as winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Less than one month later, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East was honored to host Nobel Prize co-winner Hussein Abassi, head of the Tunisian General Labor Union (Union Générale Tunisienne […]

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Nov 4, 2015

US-India bilateral relations

By Nicole Pfeifer

On November 4, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion on US-India bilateral relations, in collaboration with the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF).  Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Director of the South Asia Center, opened the dialogue, which aimed at addressing the ways in which the US-India relationship can be sustained, and ultimately advanced to new […]

India United States and Canada

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Nov 3, 2015

Czuperski on Confronting Putin’s Hybrid Wars in an Engagement Age

By Maksymilian Czuperski

Special Assistant to the President and CEO Maksymilian Czuperski testifies before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the propaganda that threatens Europe:

Russia

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Oct 30, 2015

European Security and the Transatlantic Link

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On October 30, the Brent Scowcroft Center welcomed a Swedish Parliamentary Delegation for a private briefing on security policy during their recent visit to Washington. The Council’s Jorge Benitez, Robert Nurick, and Marik String each gave presentations about the role of the transatlantic partnership in promoting stability and the future of US security engagement in […]

Europe & Eurasia National Security

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Oct 30, 2015

Transcript: Evolving Security Environment and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Aspirations

By Atlantic Council

Evolving Security Environment and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Aspirations   Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia   Atlantic Council – 29 October, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Atlantic Council of the United States for this opportunity to speak to a distinguished group of policy-makers, businessmen, experts, and […]

NATO Russia

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Oct 29, 2015

Adriatic-Baltic-Black Sea Leaders Meeting

By Global Energy Center

At the initiative of Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the Atlantic Council co-hosted an informal high-level Adriatic-Baltic-Black Sea Leaders’ Meeting in New York on Sept. 29, 2015, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

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