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Sep 27, 2013

Full Remarks of Queen Rania Al Abdullah at the 2013 Global Citizen Awards

Her Majesty Dedicates Her Award to the People of Jordan Thank you, Secretary Kissinger, for your kind words… The last time I saw Secretary Kissinger, he was calling security on Stephen Colbert for dancing into his office to a Daft Punk song… so we should all be on our best behavior! Allow me, also, to […]

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Sep 26, 2013

Transcript: 2013 Global Citizen Awards

At the fourth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards dinner, the Atlantic Council recognized the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski for his pivotol role in Poland’s extraordinary evolution; Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan for her advocacy of human rights; and world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa for his musical virtuosity.

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Sep 25, 2013

US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision, Frustrated Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions

After Arab popular uprisings in 2011 pushed long-serving autocrats from power in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen, the United States, and European nations pledged significant support to promote successful democratic transitions, economic stabilization, and reform. A new Atlantic Council report, US and EU: Lack of Strategic Vision, Frustrated Efforts Toward the Arab Transitions, outlines how […]

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Sep 25, 2013

TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast

On September 24th, the Atlantic Council hosted UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) for an in-depth conversation about the economic and geostrategic benefits on offer from an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The event launched a report—TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Sep 24, 2013

Transcript: TTIP and the Fifty States

Transcript from the September 24, the Atlantic Council event which featured UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) for an in-depth conversation about the economic and geostrategic benefits on offer from an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The event launched a report—TTIP and the Fifty […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Sep 20, 2013

Kenya Working Group Meeting with Ministerial Delegation from the Republic of Kenya

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Kenya Working Group with a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Kenya, including H.E. Amina Mohamed, cabinet secretary of foreign affairs, and H.E. Fred Matiangi, cabinet secretary of information, communication, and technology. The session was moderated by Ambassador William M. Bellamy, Warburg professor of international […]

Africa East Africa

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Sep 20, 2013

Discussion with Georgian Presidential Candidate Dr. Davit Bakradze

On September 20, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and the National Democratic Institute cohosted a private roundtable discussion with Georgian Presidential Candidate Dr. Davit Bakradze, and his party representatives from the United National Movement (UNM). The discussion focused on Dr. Bakradze’s political platform and assessment of the upcoming October Presidential elections, as well […]

The Caucasus

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Sep 19, 2013

Event Launches the Global Rule of Law Business Principles

On September 19, the Atlantic Council, together with LexisNexis, launched the Global Rule of Law Business Principles, an international effort to engage businesses in advancing the rule of law. The Principles were introduced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon alongside the inaugural LexisNexis Rule of Law Awards honoring Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, and […]

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Sep 19, 2013

Strategy Session with Moldovan Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman

On September 19, 2013 the Atlantic Council hosted a private strategy session with Moldovan Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman. The discussion focused on the new government’s reform agenda, including relations with the EU, NATO, and the US. Participants also considered how to support Moldova’s reform agenda in the run-up to the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius […]

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Sep 18, 2013

Experts Gather in Norway to Discuss NATO in an Era of Global Competition

On September 18, the Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) convened top subject-matter experts in a strategy workshop on deterrence and collective defense in Oslo, Norway. Participants discussed new challenges and tools of deterrence, the future role of nuclear weapons in NATO’s deterrence posture, regional missile defense architectures in Europe, and […]

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