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Apr 9, 2015

Transcripts: A Conversation with Christine Lagarde on the Global Economy

By Global Business and Economics Program

Atlantic Council   A Conversation with Christine Lagarde on the Global Economy     Speaker: Christine Lagarde Managing Director International Monetary Fund   Welcome and Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council     Location:  Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.   Time:  10:30 a.m. EDT Date:  Thursday, April 9, 2015         Transcript […]

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Apr 9, 2015

Completing Europe: From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On April 9, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a panel discussion on the Washington DC release of Completing Europe: From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union report, co-authored by the Atlantic Council and Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP).

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Apr 9, 2015

Mexico’s Energy Reform: Is It Still on Track?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Mexico’s historic energy reforms continue to hold exciting promise for the country, achieving the requisite constitutional and implementing legislation over the last fifteen months. The global oil price climate, however, has prompted a few mid-course corrections to the rollout of the reforms. For Mexico to continue to attract excitement for its energy sector, the government […]

Energy & Environment Mexico

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Apr 8, 2015

Morocco’s Contribution to Countering Violent Extremism in Africa and the Middle East

By Africa Center

Unlike many of its neighbors, Morocco has experienced few terror attacks in recent years and remains a bastion of stability and prosperity in a turbulent region. In fact, Morocco’s programs to combat the root causes of terrorism are hailed as some of the most innovative and successful in the region.

Africa Morocco

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Apr 8, 2015

Former Putin Adviser on Kremlin’s Big War

Western sanctions on Russia are not working and a proposal to provide defensive weapons to Ukrainian security forces will not deter the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, according to Andrei Illarionov, a former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For those few people who are there [on the sanctions list], yes, it is rather painful,” but […]

Russia Ukraine

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Apr 7, 2015

Transcript: Disruptive Technologies in an Age of Uncertainty

By Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council   Global Trends in Renewable Energy: Disruptive Technologies in an Age of Uncertainty     Speaker: Achim Steiner, United Nations (U.N.) Under Secretary General; and Executive Director, U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP)   Moderator: Richard L. Morningstar, Founding Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council     Location:  Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.   Time:  12:30 […]

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Apr 7, 2015

Transcript: General Wesley Clark: Exclusive Briefing from Ukraine’s Front Lines

    Atlantic Council   General Wesley Clark: Exclusive Briefing from Ukraine’s Front Lines     Speaker: General Wesley Clark, USA (Ret.), Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander   Introduction: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council   Moderator: Jan M. Lodal, Distinguished Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council     Location:  Atlantic […]

Ukraine

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Apr 7, 2015

Spotlight: Summit of the Americas

By Rachel DeLevie-Orey and Thomas Corrigan

In this month’s Spotlight, we ask: What will be the top headlines at the VII Summit of the Americas? The Summit of the Americas on April 10-11 is generating an unprecedented amount of attention, thanks in large part to the dramatic changes in the US-Cuba relationship. Though historic, the novelty of seeing Cuban President Raúl […]

Cuba Venezuela

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Apr 7, 2015

To Vote or Not to Vote: Egypt’s Diverse Electorate

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On March 31, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center hosted a discussion on Egyptian elections, voting behavior, and the country’s political climate. The roundtable discussion entitled “To Vote or Not to Vote: Egypt’s Diverse Electorate,” featured Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Sarah El Sirgany, Associate Professor of Law at Texas A&M University Sahar F. Aziz, and […]

North Africa

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Apr 6, 2015

The Road to the Super-Battery and the Electric Age 2.0

By Global Energy Center

When it comes to energy, the emergence of new technologies can rapidly overturn the status quo. Just as the shale revolution has reshaped global energy and geopolitics in a few short years, next-generation battery technologies could have a momentous impact on markets, politics, and climate change, enriching some governments while exacerbating the economic pressure on […]

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