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Oct 10, 2013

Atlantic Council Delegation to Taiwan

On October 7-10, 2013 a delegation from the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security visited the Republic of China (Taiwan) to discuss a host of security and economic issues with top leaders, academics, and think-tank representatives. The group paid visits to several high-level officials, including the President of the Republic of China, the […]

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Oct 10, 2013

A Conversation with Urban Ahlin on Disruptive Technology

On October 10, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record roundtable on disruptive technologies for Mr. Urban Ahlin, Swedish Member of Parliament and foreign policy spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden.

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Oct 9, 2013

The New Silk Road Project: A New Strategy?

The Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and the Central Asia Caucasus Institute held a vibrant discussion with Afghanistan’s Central Bank Governor Noorullah Delawari on the new transit and trade infrastructure that is debuting across Eurasia: the New Silk Road. This new commercial architecture aims to support Afghanistan’s economic, political, and security transitions by developing […]

Afghanistan

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Oct 9, 2013

Finance Minister Dar on Pakistan’s Continuing Economic Challenges

On October 9, the South Asia Center hosted Ishaq Dar, finance minister of Pakistan, for an event entitled “Pakistan’s Continuing Economic Challenges.” 

Pakistan

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Oct 9, 2013

Peter Ho Discusses Building Actionable Foresight

On October 9, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on building actionable foresight for urban resilience with Mr. Peter Ho, Senior Advisor for the Centre for Strategic Futures in the Republic of Singapore. 

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Oct 9, 2013

Jonathan Faull on Transatlantic Approach to Financial Reform

On October 9, the Atlantic Council hosted Jonathan Faull, director-general of Internal Market and Services at the European Commission, to discuss recent European financial regulatory reforms, EU bank re-capitalization efforts, and the future of the transatlantic economic partnership broadly. The discussion was moderated by C. Boyden Gray Fellow Dr. Chris Brummer, and touched on issues […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Oct 7, 2013

Strategy Session with Swedish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee

On October 7, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with the Swedish Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Oct 7, 2013

Orban Discusses Central European Energy Security

On October 7, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Anita Orban, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security in the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for an off-the-record roundtable discussion. The event took place as part of Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative. The discussion focused on the future of Central European energy […]

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Oct 7, 2013

A Conversation on NATO’s Future

On October 7, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with delegates from the US Mission to NATO and prominent members of international media outlets to discuss NATO’s future role in transatlantic and global security.

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 5, 2013

Assessing the State of the Arab Transitions

The Hariri Center hosted its first regional conference, “Assessing the State of the Arab Transitions,” in Gammarth, Tunisia, bringing together nearly forty participants from across the region, and specifically the countries in transition: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, and Yemen. Participants included a current minister, several former ministers and central bank governors, current MPs and members […]

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