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Feb 14, 2014

East Asia’s Dangerous History Wars

By Rajan Menon

At the annual Davos World Economic Forum, which convened last month, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe disrupted the conviviality by offering an historical analogy that jarred his listeners. Abe likened the polemics and gunboat diplomacy (he did not characterize it thus) that China and Japan have been using against each other of late to the rivalry between […]

China East Asia

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Feb 14, 2014

UK, EU, and US Regulators and Diplomats Discuss Transatlantic Regulatory Reforms and TTIP

Financial services should be included in the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union (EU), but a major obstacle remains the opposition of the US Treasury, a group of British and other European financial experts asserted at a recent London event. The gathering, cosponsored by the […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Feb 12, 2014

Addressing the Food, Water, and Energy Nexus

The relationship between food, water, and energy resources are shaping our world and its future, and managing the “nexus” of the interdependencies among these goods is arguably one of the most critical challenges facing policymakers in the transatlantic area. A draft report discussed at an Atlantic Council event today argues that Africa plays an especially […]

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Feb 12, 2014

The Danger of Divergence: Discussion of Brussels, EU Reforms at the European Parliament

The United States and the European Union must consider not only the transatlantic but the global market if their joint financial reform efforts are to succeed, argued experts from the European Commission, the private sector, the media, and academia at a Brussels event cosponsored by the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, and TheCityUK. The February 12th, […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Feb 12, 2014

Modernizing the Military: The Case of Norway

Despite its relatively small size, Norway punches above its weight in defense investment and leadership in NATO operations at a time when many European countries are cutting defense budgets and turning inward. ​Norway is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to modernize military forces and enhance interoperability to ensure the Alliance’s continued effectiveness in a new security landscape.

Northern Europe

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Feb 11, 2014

Atlantic Council Poll: Americans Want New Relations With Cuba

American political opinion has shifted to support a broad US government opening to Cuba, including an end to the 54-year-old trade embargo and restrictions on travel by Americans to the island, according to a nationwide poll released today by the Atlantic Council.

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Congressional Relations

Feb 11, 2014

Senator Leahy Gives Opening Remarks at Launch Event for Cuba Poll

Senator Patrick Leahy Remarks As Prepared The Atlantic Council Poll on Public Attitudes on U.S. policy Toward Cuba February 11, 2014

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Feb 10, 2014

A Mideast Watershed: The End of US Domination?

A 35-Year Pax Americana is waning, says former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren The recent years’ decline of US power and assertiveness in the Middle East has created a power vacuum there that may end 35 years of American pre-eminence in the region, said Michael Oren, Israeli historian and former ambassador to the United States. “While […]

Middle East United States and Canada

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Feb 10, 2014

A New US Crisis Response Force for Africa

“Send in the Marines” Is Now a Faster Option Following the deadly September 2012 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the Marine Corps created a new crisis response force for Africa – smaller and faster than its predecessors – and recently ordered its first emergency mission.  On January 3, a team of Marines […]

Africa East Africa

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Feb 10, 2014

Transcript: Will a Counterterrorism Operation in Pakistan Succeed Under Current Conditions?

Imitaz Gul, executive director of the Center for Research and Security Studies joined the South Asia Center for a discussion of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan.

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