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Apr 17, 2015

China’s Vision for a More Prosperous Asia-Pacific Region

On April 17, the Atlantic Council welcomed the People’s Republic of China’s Vice Minister of Finance, Zhu Guangyao, for an address on “China’s Vision for a More Prosperous Asia-Pacific Region.” This event was hosted as part of the council’s Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, and […]

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Apr 16, 2015

Status of Sudan Debt Relief Process

By Africa Center

The issue of debt relief has for years been a point of contention in Sudan’s relationship with much of the international community, including at times with South Sudan. But its fair and timely resolution would do much to advance the United States’ stated goal of normalizing relations with Sudan.

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Apr 16, 2015

Getting Europe back to Growth

By Global Business and Economics

On April 16, 2015 the Global Business and Economics Program hosted a EuroGrowth Conversation Series event with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, focusing on the future of the European Union and how to get Europe back to growth.

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 16, 2015

“The Iran deal’s rare achievement”

By Nicholas Burns

WHAT SEEMS lost in the furious, partisan debate about the Iran nuclear deal is just how long it took the United States to actually get back to a negotiating table with the Iranian government — nearly 35 years. The talks have already achieved something tangible and rare: The United States and Iran are talking again, […]

Iran Middle East

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Apr 16, 2015

Germany’s Evolving Role in Transatlantic Security

On April 16, 2015, the Atlantic Council hosted members of the German Federal Armed Services Committee of the Bundestag for a discussion on Germany’s evolving role in transatlantic security and the future of US-German relations.

Europe & Eurasia Germany

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Apr 15, 2015

Strategy Session with Dr. Robert Malley, White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region

On April 15, 2015 the Middle East Peace and Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a private, off-the-record strategy session with Dr. Robert Malley, newly-appointed White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region. Middle East experts with experience in government, military, think tanks, […]

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Apr 15, 2015

A Conversation with Tatsuo Yamasaki, Vice Minister of Finance (International), Ministry of Finance (Japan)

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

Japan

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Apr 13, 2015

Cracking down on militancy in Pakistan

By Refayat Haque

On April 13, IHS’s Asia Pacific Country Risk Lead Omar Hamid and South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz discussed the evolving militancy climate in Pakistan. Hamid cited the December 2014 attack on a government school in Peshawar as a “Pearl Harbor” moment for Pakistan, and suggested it enabled the nation to act swiftly and […]

National Security Pakistan

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Apr 13, 2015

Why is Chile in Such a Bad Mood?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

A small country with big impact, Chile is widely viewed as a model of progress in Latin America. Embracing free-market policies, smart economic management and foreign investment, its formula is touted as an example of regional success.  But, recent political shifts and accelerated social demands have called Chile’s model into question, throwing the country’s national […]

Latin America

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Apr 10, 2015

IMF’s Lagarde on Avoiding the ‘New Mediocre’

Policymakers must work together to avoid the risk of a “new mediocre”—a protracted period of low growth—becoming the “new reality,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at the Atlantic Council April 9. “The ‘new mediocre’ growth environment is not a comfortable place with respect to financial stability,” she said. Lagarde described the global […]

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