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May 14, 2015

iFarm Pakistan: Food security, innovation, and commercialization

By Nazia Khan

Pakistan’s agriculture sector has underachieved for the last few decades, and along with structural issues, has led to a growing food security crisis in the country. Gregory Gottlieb, USAID Mission Director for Pakistan, spoke to the Atlantic Council about the growing crisis that stems from not just “how much Pakistan grows,” but from “what it […]

Pakistan

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May 14, 2015

Cross-Straits Series: Implications of Energy Security on Critical Geopolitical, Economic, and Environmental Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region

On May 14, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s (BSC) Asia Security Initiative hosted a Cross-Straits Series event on the effects of energy security in the Asia-Pacific. Considering the heated debates on the region today, energy security has been a relatively underappreciated and under-examined topic. This discussion with Edward C. Chow, a Senior Fellow […]

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May 12, 2015

Camp David Summit Can’t Address Core GCC Problems

By Barbara Slavin

White House spinmeisters were in full damage-control mode Monday after Saudi Arabia announced that King Salman would not be attending a Camp David summit expressly arranged to reassure him and other U.S. Arab allies that an impending nuclear agreement with Iran is not coming at their expense.

International Organizations
Politics & Diplomacy

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May 12, 2015

Transatlantic Views on Security in the High North

On May 12, 2015, representatives of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Iceland visited the Council to discuss with a panel of experts, representing the Council and other institutions, emerging security threats in the Arctic, or High North.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

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May 11, 2015

Expansive and Inclusive Growth: A Conversation with Leading AfDB Presidential Candidate H.E. Akinwumi Adesina

By Africa Center

Later this month, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the regional multilateral bank for Africa, will hold elections for a new president to succeed incumbent Donald Kaberuka. On Monday, May 11, the Africa Center was pleased to welcome a leading candidate for the position, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development H.E. Akinwumi Adesina.

Africa

Article

May 8, 2015

Iraqi Kurds Navigate a Cautious Path Toward Independence

By Barbara Slavin

Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, got head-of-state treatment in Washington this week: two meetings with Vice President Joe Biden with a “drop-in” by President Barack Obama plus talks on Capitol Hill and the State Department and appearances at several Washington think tanks.

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May 8, 2015

Breaking Down Digital Barriers: Turning a Transatlantic Challenge Into Opportunity

By Global Business and Economics Program

Atlantic Council Breaking Down Digital Barriers: Turning a Transatlantic Challenge into Opportunity Welcome and Moderator: Fran Burwell, Vice President and Director, Program on Transatlantic Relations, Atlantic Council Opening Remarks: David O’Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States Panelists: Marcus Jadotte, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce […]

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May 7, 2015

Breaking Down Digital Barriers: Turning a Transatlantic Challenge Into Opportunity

By Garrett Workman

Just as the European Commission launched its plans for a new Digital Single Market (DSM) in Brussels, the Atlantic Council hosted a panel discussion on the future of the transatlantic digital economy and US-EU cooperation on data privacy and Internet issues. H.E. David O’Sullivan, EU Ambassador to the United States, provided keynote remarks and was […]

Europe & Eurasia
European Union

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May 7, 2015

Climate Change and National Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On April 17, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted a workshop on “Climate Change and National Security” as part of our ongoing partnership with the Government of Sweden. Given the clear national security dimensions of climate change and the politically contentious nature of the climate debate, this workshop served as […]

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

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May 7, 2015

A Conversation with H.E. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council A Conversation with H.E. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Speaker: H.E. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Introduction: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Moderator: Ambassador William Taylor, Acting Executive Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace Interpreter: Falah Mustafa Bakir, Foreign Minister of the Kurdistan […]

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