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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

Transcript

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

Transcript

Apr 3, 2014

Transcript: Anne Applebaum: Between East and West

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

Article

Apr 3, 2014

Global Responses to the Skills Gap: Emerging Lessons

By Alexei Monsarrat

The Manufacturing Institute, together with the Atlantic Council and the Alcoa Foundation, released the report, Global Responses to the Skills Gap: Emerging Lessons, which outlines four major challenges to closing the skills gap: managing demographics, building flexible skills, expanding work-based learning, and partnering to achieve scale. The report states that to address the issue of […]

Economy & Business
Fiscal and Structural Reform

Event Recap

Apr 3, 2014

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Caucus Launch

The Atlantic Council, Bertelsmann Foundation, and the British Embassy in Washington, and the German Marshall Fund hosted a reception on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 to honor the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Caucus. The bipartisan caucus, chaired by Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA), Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), and […]

Economy & Business
Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Apr 3, 2014

The Crisis in Ukraine: A Strategy Discussion with Anne Applebaum

The Atlantic Council was pleased to host Anne Applebaum for a private, working breakfast conversation. The gathering provided an opportunity to strategize with Anne on possible responses to the crisis in Ukraine. Anne also spoke to how Western institutions have contributed to the rise of a corrupt Russian government, how that government is destabilizing Europe, […]

Russia
Ukraine

Event Recap

Apr 2, 2014

Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan

Why Women Must Have a Role “The greatest predictor of security and stability in a country is actually not wealth and it’s not the level of democracy. It is how well the women are treated,” said The Hon. Swanee Hunt at a panel hosted the by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Institute […]

Pakistan

Event Recap

Apr 1, 2014

Strategy Session on European Energy Security

The Atlantic Council, in partnership with Poland’s Grupa LOTOS and Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP), was delighted to host a private strategy luncheon on European Energy Security.

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

Congressional Relations

Apr 1, 2014

Senator Warner Discusses Ukraine, Transatlantic Policy, and American Domestic Debates

After several years in which the Defense Department has struggled with continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the interplay of such budget battles — particularly over defense — and geopolitical developments. US Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) spoke on this intersection of America’s domestic politics and its international power at an […]

Ukraine
United States and Canada

Commanders Series

Apr 1, 2014

General Amos Discusses Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Marine Corps

In an era of divergent threats and decreased budgets, the US military is pressed to formulate an overarching strategy that maximizes the limited resources available. The US Marine Corps, the nation’s smallest military branch, will have to confront these challenges with a smaller end-strength level around 175,000 and twenty-one Marine infantry combat battalions. Commandant of […]

United States and Canada
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