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Jun 22, 2015

President Rousseff’s Visit: Photo-Op or a New Era for the US and Brazil?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

After 18 months of tension following the revelation of a US surveillance program directed at the Brazilian government, President Dilma Rousseff’s upcoming visit to Washington on June 30 marks an important shift toward reengagement for the United States and Brazil. The Presidents are expected to speak about a wide range of political and economic issues, from Venezuela and Haiti […]

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Jun 22, 2015

Russia’s Strategic Interest with the West

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

The Atlantic Council Russia’s Strategic Interest with the West Introduction and Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Speaker: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Philanthropist and Former CEO of Yukos Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 12:30 p.m. EDT Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Transcript By Superior Transcriptions LLC www.superiortranscriptions.com FREDERICK KEMPE: Good afternoon. My name is […]

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Jun 19, 2015

What Does it Mean to ‘Win’ a Cyberwar?

By CSM Passcode

What we learned from an Atlantic Council event discussing the dynamics of global cyberconflict. Even as countries build up digital defense networks and train armies of hackers, the nature of cyberconflict remains little understood. There isn’t even a firm grasp on what it means to fight – let alone win – a cyberwar. That was […]

Cybersecurity
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Jun 18, 2015

The Next Phase of the Future of Authoritarianism Project

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 18, Dr. Mathew Burrows and Dr. Maria Stephan hosted a private roundtable conversation about the next phase of the Strategic Foresight Initiative’s “Future of Authoritarianism” project; a monograph is due in summer 2016. The study would make the case that democracy assistance is a vital national interest. It explores how to balance that interest against others—such […]

Politics & Diplomacy

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Jun 15, 2015

Spotlight: President Rousseff’s US Visit

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

After a period of Brazil’s necessary distancing from the United States in the wake of the National Security Agency spying scandal in 2013, both countries are ready to reengage. The June 30 meeting between Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and US President Barack Obama comes amid much change—both in Brazil itself and in the United States’ […]

Latin America

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Jun 12, 2015

Building self-reliance and prosperity in Afghanistan

By South Asia Center

On June 11, 2015 Paul Ross, Mission Chief for Afghanistan, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spoke with South Asia Center Senior Fellow and Khalilzad Chair Ambassador James B. Cunningham about the IMF’s involvement in Afghanistan and its efforts to help revitalize the Afghan economy. He briefed the audience on the recently-concluded agreement with the Afghan Government on an IMF Staff […]

Afghanistan

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Jun 11, 2015

Modernizing Army Acquisitions

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 10, the Atlantic Council welcomed Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology. She spoke on what it would take to modernize Army acquisition as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Defense-Industrial Policy Series.

Defense Industry
Security & Defense

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Jun 11, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Washington, DC

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, the Atlantic Council hosted two roundtables to mark the release of the new report from the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s US-German Next Generation Fellows: “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship.” The American Council on Germany (ACG) co-hosted both the morning and the evening events. The report, which […]

Germany
United States and Canada

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Jun 10, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Berlin

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft (German Atlantic Association), hosted the release of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s new report “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship” at the German Federal Press Office in Berlin. The report, which twelve young Americans and Germans wrote in a little more than six weeks, […]

Germany
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Jun 10, 2015

Progress and Pitfalls in Tunisia’s Democratic Transition

By Rafik Hariri Center

On June 3, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a roundtable to asses Tunisia’s current political and security situation and the challenges ahead. Nonresident Fellow Dr. Haykel Ben Mahfoudh and Dr. Sarah Feuer of the Washington Institute of Near East Policy shared their insights. Hariri Center’s North Africa expert […]

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