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Jan 14, 2015

Opinion: Some Exploiting France’s Tragedy

By Barbara Slavin

In the aftermath of last week’s tragic events in France, the world has witnessed great demonstrations of solidarity. Judging from the more than one million people who gathered in Paris – and others in smaller rallies in Europe and in Washington, D.C. — the murder of 17 journalists, police and shoppers in a Jewish market […]

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Jan 14, 2015

SPEECH BY PHILIP DUNNE AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL ON 17 DEC 14

By Brent Scowcroft Center

SPEECH BY PHILIP DUNNE AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL ON 17 DEC 14 SECURING OPERATIONAL SUPERIORITY THROUGH DEFENCE INNOVATION: A UK PERSPECTIVE IntroductionIt’s great to be back in the United States for the third time this year – a place that always feels like home. A place that was my home for two years in the […]

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Jan 14, 2015

Discussion on the Political and Security Prospects of Central Asia

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On Tuesday, January 13th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record, small breakfast discussion on Central Asia with Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, one of the leading experts on the region. The event was introduced […]

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Jan 14, 2015

Strategy Session with Rep. Robert Pittenger on Global Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Friday, January 9th, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed Representative Robert Pittenger (R-NC9), Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, for a strategy session to discuss the future of global security and Congressional priorities on these matters. 

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Jan 14, 2015

Transcript: US Energy Diplomacy Priorities for 2015

Atlantic Council US Energy Diplomacy Priorities for 2015 Speaker: Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Department of State Moderator: Richard L. Morningstar, Founding Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT Date: Thursday, January 8, 2015 Transcript By Superior Transcriptions LLC www.superiortranscriptions.com

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Jan 14, 2015

US Energy Diplomacy Priorities 2015

By Global Energy Center

The new year will be characterized by “nonstop energy drama”, but with great potential for economic opportunity. After having experienced a great deal of international events due to gas and oil needs and security, 2015 will also have its share of energy issues. This international approach is being embraced by the Atlantic Council, as its […]

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Jan 10, 2015

What Might the Kremlin’s Setback Bring in 2015?

By Elizabeth Pond

Economics Have Stalled Putin, But He Often Answers Reversals with Military Threats In the Ukraine crisis, soft economic power last month trumped hard military power for the first time. The threatened meltdown of the Russian economy could push Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down his undeclared war on Ukraine in return for some easing […]

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Jan 9, 2015

Discussion with The Hon. Sean Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy

On Wednesday, January 7th Sean Stackley, the US Department of the Navy’s assistant secretary for research, development, and acquisition, gave an Atlantic Council Defense-Industrial Policy address at the Atlantic Council’s headquarters.

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Jan 8, 2015

Iraqi Kurds Retake Territory; Seek More Help to Free Mosul

By Barbara Slavin

No one is yet talking about victory in the war against the vicious group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS). Today’s shocking attack in Paris underlines the threat that terrorist fanatics pose to civilized society everywhere. But on the battlefronts of Iraq, IS has lost its edge. Iraqi Kurdish forces, backed by U.S. airpower, […]

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Jan 6, 2015

J. Peter Pham on US AFRICOM’s Development and Role in US Africa Policy

By Africa Center

Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham authored an essay entitled “The Development of the United States Africa Command and Its Role in America’s Africa Policy under George W. Bush and Barack Obama” for the forthcoming issue of the Journal of the Middle East and Africa.

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