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May 1, 2015

Iran’s Zarif Dancing As Fast as He Can

By Barbara Slavin

EW YORK —This week, this reporter got a chance to witness two impressive performances in rather different fields. On Tuesday night, Robert Fairchild, the New York City ballet star turned Broadway phenomenon, managed to eclipse his idol Gene Kelly in a reimagining of the movie musical “An American in Paris.”

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May 1, 2015

Coalition Scores Victories Against Boko Haram

By Joshua Meservey and Kelsey Lilley

Bottom Line Up Front:  • On April 28 and 30 the Nigerian military rescued hundreds of female hostages from Boko Haram’s stronghold in the northern Sambisa Forest • The origins of the freed kidnap victims are unknown, but the military has announced that most of them are not the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in April […]

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Apr 30, 2015

Sun Tzu Meets Muhammed Jinnah

By Harlan Ullman

The visit of China’s President Xi Jing Ping to Islamabad and the promised commitment of some $45 billion to develop a new “silk road” through Pakistan could be a stunning geopolitical as well as economic development Of course, Pakistan and China have enjoyed a long-standing relationship in part impelled by India’s role as a rival […]

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Apr 29, 2015

Pham Testifies on African Terror Threats

By Africa Center

J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing, “Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States.” 

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Apr 28, 2015

Dynamic Stability: US Strategy for a World in Transition

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Atlantic Council brought together a range of experts for the release of its new publication, Dynamic Stability: US Strategy for a World in Transition, the first paper of the series of Atlantic Council Strategy Papers. This inaugural Atlantic Council Strategy Paper explores the key global trends shaping the new “Westphalian-Plus […]

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Apr 28, 2015

Defeating the Jihadists in Syria: Competition before Confrontation

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East released Fellow Faysal Itani’s issue in focus, “Defeating the Jihadists in Syria: Competition before Confrontation,” and hosted a discussion on nationalist or moderate insurgent forces in Syria, the problems that they currently face, and prospects of strengthening these forces. Kim […]

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Apr 27, 2015

Trade and National Security: Renewing US Leadership Through Economic Strength

By Global Business and Economics

Two free-trade agreements currently being negotiated by the Obama administration will ensure a level playing field and benefit American workers, a senior White House official said April 23 at the Atlantic Council.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Apr 27, 2015

Trade and National Security: Renewing US Leadership Through Economic Strength

By Global Business and Economics

US Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered a strong pitch for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) April 23, saying the economic case for both deals is “overwhelming.”

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Apr 24, 2015

Sustainable Energy Future: Merging Finance, Regulation, and Design

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a panel titled Sustainable Energy Future: Merging Finance, Regulation, and Design on April 24, 2015. The Hon. Richard Morningstar provided welcome remarks and moderated the discussion between panelists: David Milner, CEO of NuGen Capital, Ross Chanin, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, and Peter Dean, […]

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Apr 24, 2015

Opinion: Saudi Arabia Scales Back Yemen Bombing

By Barbara Slavin

After four weeks of pounding one of the poorest and most dysfunctional places on earth, Saudi Arabia has wisely reduced its bombing campaign in Yemen. While Saudi officials proclaimed “Operation Decisive Storm” a victory against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the campaign weakened but did not dislodge the Houthis and expanded the power of al-Qaeda in the […]

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