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Apr 8, 2014

Prime Minister: Montenegro Expects Invitation to Join NATO in September

Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is optimistic about his country’s chances of receiving an invitation to join NATO in Wales at the September 2014 NATO summit. He praised US support for Montenegro’s ambition during his speech at the Atlantic Council on April 8. Djukanovic said that his country is in an “encouraging place,” and noted […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Apr 8, 2014

The Economics of Commodity Trading Firms

The business of commodity trading is one that enables the fulfillment of basic human needs, yet misunderstandings and adverse opinions are common toward the industry that largely undergirds today’s global economy. On April 8th, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Energy and Environment Program hosted the event, “Scanning the Horizon: Commodities Trading and Energy Markets,” a discussion […]

Energy & Environment

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Apr 8, 2014

International Financial Regulation in the Post-Crisis Era

The Georgetown Journal of International Law, in collaboration with the Atlantic Council, held a high-level symposium entitled International Financial Regulation in the Post-Crisis Era on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC. The event featured commentary from leading scholars and practitioners in the field of international financial regulation, as well as officials […]

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Apr 8, 2014

Twenty Years Later: Has Anything Changed since the Rwandan Genocide?

Despite the “never again” rhetoric that followed the 1994 Rwandan genocide, terrible violence in some African states—such as the Central African Republic, Somalia, and South Sudan—persists, and the international response to these crises has generally been slow and inadequate. The twentieth anniversary of the genocide is cause for reflection, and the Africa Center hosted an […]

East Africa South & Central Africa

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Apr 8, 2014

Yemen: How to Implement National Dialogue Gains as Transition Proceeds?

Two months after Yemen’s National Dialogue Conferences concluded, many questions remain about how the next steps in the transition and the guarantees produced by the Dialogue will be implemented. In a country where half of the population lives below the poverty line, economic issues are of particular concern. On April 8, the Rafik Hariri Center […]

Yemen

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Apr 8, 2014

Election Watch 2014: Afghanistan and India

South Asia is currently witnessing the “largest democratic event in the world” with 7 million, or 60% of registered voters, visiting the polls in Afghanistan last weekend, and the first wave of 815 million registered voters begin to vote this week in India’s five week parliamentary elections. South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz and Senior […]

Afghanistan India

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Apr 8, 2014

Transcript: Gen. James Jones on Ukraine Crisis

Remarks of General James L. JonesEnergy Security in the Ukraine CrisisEmbassy of Poland/Atlantic CouncilMarch 31, 2014 Thank you, Pawel, for that kind introduction and for your leadership in bringing top executives of the Polish energy industry to Washington at such an important moment. Welcome everyone, particularly to our friends who have traveled far to join […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Apr 4, 2014

Author Anne Applebaum: Putin Draws from Soviet 1940s Playbook

By James Rupert

The critical step for the US and Europe in responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarianism and aggression is to reinforce institutions such as the European Union and NATO, historian and journalist Anne Applebaum told policy specialists and journalists at the Atlantic Council. Applebaum discussed the crisis surrounding Putin’s seizure for Russia of the Crimean […]

Russia Ukraine

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Apr 3, 2014

Amb. Pascual: To Secure Gas for Ukraine & Europe, Build Markets

Carlos Pascual, the US special envoy for international energy affairs, on April 3 urged Europe to keep building pipelines and policies to create a truly competitive European market in natural gas. Pascual spoke at the Atlantic Council days after returning from meetings in Ukraine, Belgium and Moldova with government and private-sector officials, and representatives of […]

Energy & Environment Ukraine

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Apr 3, 2014

Transcript: Amb. Pascual on Energy Factor in Ukraine Crisis

Carlos Pascual, the US special envoy for international energy affairs, on April 3 urged Europe to keep building pipelines and policies to create a truly competitive European market in natural gas. Pascual spoke at the Atlantic Council days after returning from meetings in Ukraine, Belgium and Moldova with government and private-sector officials, and representatives of […]

Energy & Environment Ukraine
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