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Jun 30, 2014

US Risks Losing Syria and Iraq to Jihadists

By The Atlantic Council

The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) continues to capture more territory and resources in both Iraq and Syria, making real progress in achieving their ultimate goal of establishing an Islamic State. On Thursday, June 26, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security […]

Iraq

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Jun 27, 2014

EU Leadership Change: What’s at Stake for Europe and the US?

By Marten Van Heuven

Sometime soon, the prospect of the European holiday calendar will force the pace, and the European Union will have a new management team. A new European Commission will alter relations among member states and between them and the European institutions in Brussels. Of course, it will not put an end to the tug and pull […]

Europe & Eurasia
European Union

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Jun 26, 2014

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asian Security

What does the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) mean for Asian security? How does the TPP contribute to Asian stability? What does the TPP mean for Asian allies, including Taiwan? Currently not a member the TPP, how does the partnership impact Taiwanese security? The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security organized adiscussion involving Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) […]

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Jun 25, 2014

Top Norwegian Defense Scholar: ‘Not the Time to Invent New Buzzwords’ for NATO

By James Rupert

Rolf Tamnes Says Atlantic Alliance Simply Needs Four Clear Priorities, Not a New Strategy A Russian assault on Ukraine, you say? A spike in cyber-warfare? The breadth of turmoil from Dakar to Dhaka? These challenges may be new or rising, but NATO’s strategic plans have them in view and the alliance’s need is not to […]

NATO
Security & Defense

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Jun 24, 2014

Working Group on Emerging Technologies and Innovation in the Gulf

As Paul Saffo, a senior fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center and noted futurist, said, we have moved on from a consumer economy to a creative economy where makers and doers produce high economic and societal value with original ideas. Three-dimensional printing, do-it-yourself biology, and crowd-sourced ventures are just a few examples of this transformative […]

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Jun 23, 2014

Transition Seminar for NATO Secretary General-designate Stoltenberg

At a time when NATO is challenged by Russia’s continuing destabilization of Ukraine, faces a wide array of asymmetric security challenges, and seeks to navigate the transition in Afghanistan, the Alliance is also gearing up for a new Secretary General to lead NATO through this changing era of global competition and regional tensions.

NATO
Security & Defense

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Jun 23, 2014

NATO’s Challenges and Opportunities: An Italian Perspective

Given its key geopolitical location by the Mediterranean, Italy is often first among the NATO allies to experience the consequences of unrest and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East. Along with its substantial contributions to Operation Unified Protector over Libya, Italy is one of the Alliance’s most important voices in formulating Alliance […]

NATO
Security & Defense

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Jun 23, 2014

Russia’s Igor Ivanov and Germany’s Wolfgang Ischinger: A Dialogue on Ukraine

By The Atlantic Council

   Igor Ivanov, the former Russian foreign minister, is president of the Russian International Affairs Council, Russia’s most prominent international relations think tank. Wolfgang Ischinger, a former German deputy foreign minister, has been chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2008, and recently has been a distinguished scholar at the Wilson Center in Washington. (He also […]

Russia
Ukraine

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Jun 20, 2014

Conference Call: Debrief on Obama’s Trip to Europe and the NATO Defense Ministerial 6/11

Given Russia’s continuing destabilization of Ukraine, President Obama began the month of June in Europe reaching out to reassure America’s European allies of the United States and NATO’s resolute commitment to the defense and security of Europe. The President’s trip to Poland, Belgium, and France culminated in the announcement of the European Reassurance Initiative. This […]

NATO
Security & Defense

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Jun 20, 2014

A Conversation with Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, H.E. Brigi Rafini. Also in attendance was H.E. Maman Sidikou, ambassador of the Republic of Niger to the United States. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham moderated the not-for-attribution session, which focused on economic, security, and development priorities […]

Economy & Business
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