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Sep 30, 2014

Pakistan Importing Americas Federalism

By Atlantic Council

Asif Memon, an associate fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, looks at federalism in Pakistan because of constitutional and legislative changes undertaken by the South Asian country in recent years. Specifically, in 2010 Pakistan adopted the 18th amendment, bringing substantive change in organization of the government and transformed the policy landscape. The National Finance […]

Pakistan

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Sep 30, 2014

Spotlight Brazil Elections

By Ricardo Sennes

How will the Brazilian presidential election unfold? Brazilians go to the polls on October 5 in the first round of voting for presidential, congressional, and state elections. If no presidential candidate secures 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on October 26. The upcoming elections are likely to bring major changes […]

Latin America

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Sep 29, 2014

A second chance with India

By Nicholas Burns

Obama’s opportunity with India and its new leader When the new Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, visits the White House this week, President Obama should seize the opportunity to revive and rebuild an important relationship with a key Asian partner that has fallen on hard times in recent years. In strategic terms, there are few […]

India

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Sep 26, 2014

Roundtable with UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, September 17, the Transatlantic Relations program hosted an off-the-record discussion with UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington. The conversation was moderated by Fran Burwell, vice president and director of transatlantic relations at the Council.

Europe & Eurasia

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Sep 26, 2014

The Rising Power of Central Banks and Sovereign Funds as Investors

‘Global Public Investors’ Hold $29 Trillion in Global Assets—and Raise Regulatory Questions The Atlantic Council hosted a panel discussion September 22 on the increasing role in capital markets of the world’s hundreds of central banks, sovereign wealth funds and government pension funds. The top 400 of these “global public investors” hold about $29 trillion in […]

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Sep 26, 2014

Column: Islam, Heal Thyself

By Barbara Slavin

NEW YORK—No one doubts the ability of President Barack Obama to deliver a terrific speech. Still, the address he made Wednesday to the annual meeting of the U.N. Security Council was especially eloquent in its appeal to the Muslim world to cure itself of the diseases of extremism and intolerance that historically plagued many religions […]

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Sep 25, 2014

Arab allies key in fight against ISIS

By Nicholas Burns

President Obama was right to order airstrikes against the ISIS home base in northern Syria Monday night. There was no alternative but to target ISIS headquarters in Raqqa and other locations where the terrorist group has built up a considerable infrastructure. The US strategy to contain ISIS and to prevent it from dismembering Iraq cannot […]

Middle East Syria

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Sep 23, 2014

Latin America is Ripe for Social Impact Investment

By Atlantic Council

Latin America is ripe for impact investment, according to two social impact investment experts who spoke at the Atlantic Council on September 10. The poverty rate has dropped from 42 percent in 2000 to 25 percent in 2012. Four hundred million people have risen from the base of the economic pyramid in recent years. This […]

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Sep 23, 2014

Former Pentagon Officials Discuss Better Buying Power 3.0 Release

By The Atlantic Council

On September 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a conference call on the Department of Defense’s Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative, which was announced earlier that morning. In his speech, Under Secretary Frank Kendall indicated that this third evolution of the DoD’s keystone initiative for improving the defense acquisition management system would […]

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Sep 22, 2014

Column: Tehran Politics Constrain Nuclear Talks

By Barbara Slavin

NEW YORK – Among the arguments Iranian officials are marshalling in the nuclear negotiations that resumed this week in New York is that domestic politics severely constrain their ability to compromise. This is the best we can do, they seem to be saying: Accept our position or you will face even more hardline interlocutors in […]

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