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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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Apr 23, 2015

Trade and National Security: Renewing U.S. Leadership Through Economic Strength

By Global Business and Economics

Atlantic Council Trade and National Security: Renewing U.S. Leadership Through Economic Strength Keynote Speaker:Secretary of State John Kerry Discussion Participants:Caroline Atkinson,Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs,Office of the President of the United States General James L. Jones, Jr.,Chairman, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security,Atlantic Council Paula Dobriansky,Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and […]

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Apr 22, 2015

Tackling the Authoritarian Comeback

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The past eight years have marked the longest period of reported deterioration in democracy since Freedom House began tracking such issues in 1972. It is with this concerning development in mind, be it a dangerous trend or merely an alarming blip in history, that the Atlantic Council convened a diverse group of experts to recognize […]

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Apr 22, 2015

The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: A Conversation with Turkish AFAD President

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On Monday, April 20, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Turkish Heritage Organization hosted the President of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD), Dr. Fuat Oktay, for a discussion on the Syrian humanitarian crisis. Atlantic Council Vice President and Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone provided introductory […]

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Apr 21, 2015

Global Ramifications of the European Energy Union

On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a Conference on the Global Ramifications of the European Energy Union. The conference featured two panels of European energy experts, including one of the chief architects of European Union (EU) energy and competition law. 

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Apr 17, 2015

Congress Can’t Stop Iran Sanctions Unraveling

By Barbara Slavin

For months now, Russia has been a constructive member of the international consortium negotiating with Iran, often proposing creative fixes to technical hurdles. But this week, just as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was taking up sensitive Iran-related legislation, Russia announced that it was going forward with an old contract to sell Iran an air […]

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Apr 17, 2015

Setting the Stage for Peace in Syria: The Case for a Syrian National Stabilization Force

By Rafik Hariri Center

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East released its latest report, Setting the Stage for Peace in Syria: The Case for a Syrian National Stabilization Force, by Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof, Dr. Bassma Kodmani, Cofounder and Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative, and […]

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Apr 17, 2015

Future Communication Landscape for Public Diplomacy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The use of information has long been a critical element of US foreign policy. In recent years, however, the growing complexity of the communication landscape makes effective global public engagement an increasingly challenging prospect. At the same time, the skills of public diplomacy and the integration of information are lost among many policy makers.

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Apr 17, 2015

CEO Series – America’s Energy Moment: US Impact on Global Markets

By Global Business and Economics

On April 15, 2015, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted Charif Souki, President, CEO, and Chairman of Cheniere Energy for a discussion on the impact of US energy on global markets.

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