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Mar 12, 2015

Transcript: Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea Speakers:Andrii Klymenko,Chief Editor, Black Sea News;Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Maidan of Foreign Affairs Mark Lagon,President,Freedom House David Kramer,Senior Director for Human Rights and Human Freedom,McCain Institute Moderator:John Herbst,Director, Dinu Patricu Eurasia Center,Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 9:30 a.m. EDTDate: Friday, March 6, 2015 Transcript […]

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Mar 12, 2015

Transcript: The Significance of COP21

Atlantic Council The Road to Paris Climate Series:The Significance of COP21 Speaker:Secretary of State John Kerry Introduction:Frederick Kempe,President and CEO,Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 9:00 a.m. EDTDate: Thursday, March 12, 2015 Transcript BySuperior Transcriptions LLCwww.superiortranscriptions.com  

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Mar 12, 2015

‘The Road to Paris’ Climate Series: The Significance of COP21 with Secretary Kerry

United States Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center on Thursday, March 12, 2015 about importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations.  “We need to face reality: There is no Planet B,” said Kerry. Kerry added: “We will see whether or […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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Mar 11, 2015

Update on Security in Nigeria and the Campaign against Boko Haram

By Africa Center

Amid the most hotly-contested elections since Nigeria’s 1999 transition back to civilian rule, the West African country’s military has gone on the offensive against Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group that until very recently controlled a chunk of territory across three northeastern states equivalent to the size of Belgium. A regional military force, catalyzed in […]

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Mar 10, 2015

Opinion: Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe Prompts Exodus

By Barbara Slavin

Among those attending the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington last week was Roger Cukierman, president of an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in France. Anti-Semitic violence there has gotten global attention since the January attacks on a Jewish deli and the headquarters of a satirical magazine in Paris, […]

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Mar 10, 2015

Herbst Testifies to Senate Committee on US Policy in Ukraine

John E. Herbst, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, will testify on “US Policy in Ukraine: Countering Russia and Driving Reform” before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 10 a.m. on March 10.Watch here. Read testimony here.

Russia Ukraine

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Mar 9, 2015

Congo’s Democracy Deficit: A Conversation with Vital Kamerhe

By Africa Center

Despite being home to extraordinary mineral deposits and other natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most under-developed countries in the world, and hosts the United Nations’ largest peacekeeping mission. In the run-up to DRC’s 2016 presidential election, both the United States and the European Union have expressed concern […]

Africa

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Mar 9, 2015

Hybrid War: Old Wine in a New Bottle?

By Harlan Ullman

It is seductive to conclude that “hybrid war” is a creature of the 21st century in which technology now offers an alternative and indeed reinforcement to the blunter use of military force. Based on successful Russian encroachment into Ukraine and occupation of Crimea with hybrid war tactics, it is fair to ask if that could […]

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Mar 6, 2015

Mara Karlin, New Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, Comes to the Council to Talk About Strategy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Transition Seminar for Dr. Mara Karlin, the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, on Friday, March 6. The seminar saw a varied panel of experts gathered to offer advice and to hear from Dr. Karlin as she transitions into […]

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Mar 6, 2015

Libya: An Update on the Negotiations and Current Crisis

By Rafik Hariri Center

Under the auspices of the Libya Working Group, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted Fadel Lamen, a Nonresident Fellow and Chair of the National Dialogue Preparatory Commission in Libya, for a roundtable discussion about the current situation in Libya and the status of ongoing negotiations. Lamen was recently in Geneva […]

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