Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

The US Future in Space

How should US space programs adjust to sequestration? How does the US regain the lead in liquid propulsion rockets? What can the US do to inspire young people to get involved in space? Those were just some of the topics which General William L. Shelton, commander of US Air Force Space Command, discussed at the […]

The Consequences of No Nuclear Deal with Iran

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council – United States, France, Russia, China and the UK – plus Germany are in a crucial moment in negotiations with Iran to reach a comprehensive agreement over its use of nuclear power. This group of countries, known as the P5+1, are adamant to ensure that Iran […]

PETROCARIBE: The Caribbean’s Gamble with Venezuela

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

On July 16, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launched its latest report, Uncertain Energy: The Caribbean’s Gamble with Venezuela with a panel discussion at Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC. The report’s author, Arsht Center senior energy fellow David L. Goldwyn, joined experts Jorge Piñón, Director, Latin America and Caribbean Energy Program, Jackson School […]

Transition Seminar for the Republic of Macedonia’s Minister of Defense Zoran Jolevski

As Russia continues to destabilize Ukraine, many of NATO’s European partners are anxious to walk through NATO’s ‘open-door’ to Alliance membership to guarantee their security and further integrate with the Euro-Atlantic community. But NATO has recently hinted that the Alliance will not be adding any new members at its upcoming summit in Wales this September.

Corporate Strategy Forum: Defense Management and Industrial Challenges

The Atlantic Council Corporate Strategy Forum met on Tuesday, July 15, for discussion on “Defense Management and Industrial Challenges” with Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Brett Lambert, a senior fellow at NDIA.

US Ambassador James Dobbins Briefs Atlantic Council on Afghan Crisis

As Afghanistan undergoes a critical stage of its political transition, Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins visited the Atlantic Council on July 11 to provide an off-the-record analysis of the current impasse over the country’s election results. The dispute over the results between the two candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, stems from […]

Europe’s New Energy Security Strategy

On July 11th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held an off-the-record strategy session with H.E. Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Czech Republic. Ambassador John Herbst, Director of the Center, introduced the Ambassador and moderated the discussion.