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Oct 15, 2014

Column: Support Building for a Palestinian State

By Barbara Slavin

It was the sort of vote that’s still hard to imagine taking place in the U.S. Congress: an overwhelming if non-binding endorsement of an independent Palestinian state by the British House of Commons. The 274-12 vote on Monday was another indication that much of the world is losing patience with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wants […]

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Middle East

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Oct 15, 2014

American, Russian, and European Experts Meet to Discuss European Security

By Atlantic Council

At a closed roundtable discussion on October 6, 2014, a small group of American, Russian, and European experts gathered at the Atlantic Council to brainstorm ways to redefine common security interests in the new European security environment. The discussion was led by Ellen Tauscher, vice chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security; Igor […]

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Oct 14, 2014

Dutch Perspectives on Transatlantic Security

By Atlantic Council

On October 7, the day that the Dutch air force initiated against ISIS forces in Iraq, Dutch Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert joined a strategy session hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, to discuss transatlantic military cooperation and key security threats to the United States on Europe. This event provided a forum to […]

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Oct 14, 2014

Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Conversation with General Wesley Clark

By Atlantic Council

The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) to provide remarks promoting his new book Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership. Damon Wilson, the Council’s executive vice president, welcomed the guests to the event. The general was introduced by Karen Tramontano, CEO […]

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Oct 10, 2014

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Eurozone Reform: “There Are No Quick Fixes”

By Atlantic Council

Thomson Reuters, the City of London Corporation, and the Atlantic Council hosted Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Friday, October 10, for a public discussion about the challenges and opportunities of the eurozone reform agenda. “There are no simple solutions or quick fixes to major structural challenges,” Dijsselbloem said. Since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the eurozone […]

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Oct 10, 2014

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Calls for Renewed Focus on Urban Innovation at Atlantic Council Breakfast

By Atlantic Council

Event during TEDGlobal highlights Paes’ innovative approach to governance and his effective leadership of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes laid out his plans to bring investment to Rio, prepare the city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and tackle climate change at a private high-level breakfast hosted by the […]

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Oct 9, 2014

Don’t forget Canada and Mexico

By Nicholas Burns

LIKE THE majority of his modern predecessors, President Obama has looked to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as the regions where America’s vital interests are most often engaged. This year is no different as the United States copes with a lethal combination of challenges from the metastasizing Iraq-Syria civil war to Russian aggression in […]

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United States and Canada

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Oct 9, 2014

Developments in Sudan and South Sudan: Major Policy Address by Special Envoy Donald Booth

By Atlantic Council

On Thursday, October 9, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted the Honorable Donald Booth, the US special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. In his remarks, Ambassador Booth addressed the recent political developments in both countries and articulated significant changes in the US policy towards both nations. In his welcoming remarks, Director J. Peter Pham […]

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Sudan

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Oct 9, 2014

Column: ‘Islamic State’ Benefits From Opponents’ Conflicting Agendas

By Barbara Slavin

Vice President Joe Biden got into hot water over the weekend when he accused Turkey and other U.S. allies of complicity in the rise of the group calling itself the Islamic State (IS). Biden, who was forced to apologize to President Recep Tayib Erdogan, was factually accurate – if diplomatically gauche – when he noted […]

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Oct 8, 2014

A Conversation with H.E. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, with an economic growth rate that will land it among the world’s top 20 economies by 2030—if projections hold. That is an open question, as the country remains dogged by well-known security problems, growth and reform challenges, poverty, and other barriers to achieving its full growth potential.

Economy & Business
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