Category: Timely Commentary & Analysis

Maintaining Air Dominance in the Face of New Challenges

On April 11, the Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion with the Commander of the United States Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC), General Gilmary Michael Hostage, III.

Developing International Norms for a Safe, Stable & Predictable Cyber Environment

On April 10, 2013, the Atlantic Council and Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science and Global Security held its third annual International Engagement on Cyber conference. This gathering promotes dialogue among policymakers, academics, and key industry stakeholders from across the globe, and explores the worldwide community’s increasing interconnectivity in this domain.

Elections 2013: Pakistan’s Turning Point?

On April 10, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion on Pakistan’s upcoming elections with Simbal Khan, Pakistan scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Ikram Sehgal, chairman, Pathfinder Group; and Jumaina Siddiqui, senior program officer, Pakistan, National Democratic Institute.

A German Perspective on the Future of NATO

By Jason Harmala

On Tuesday, April 9, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted a delegation from the German Atlantic Association for an off-the-record discussion of the future of NATO from the German perspective.

Sustainable Transport for Global Development and Climate Protection

On Tuesday, April 9, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI), of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Otaviano Canuto, vice president and head of the poverty reduction and economic management network, World Bank, Mr. Holger Dalkmann, director of EMBARQ, the World Resource Institute for sustainable transport, Mr. […]

Proposals for Stabilizing Afghanistan

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center and South Asia Center welcomed UK Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe Tobias Ellwood and Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Dr. Harlan Ullman to “A Transatlantic Conversation on the Future of Afghanistan.”

Building on the Results of the Budapest International Cyberspace Conference

By Jason Harmala

On April 9, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable strategy session which reviewed the lessons learned from the governance event in 2012. This workshop was the second in the series Cybersecurity Through Responsible Governance. The Budapest conference in 2012 featured conversations on the relationship between public and private sectors […]

Youth Unemployment in Africa: Addressing the Challenge

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), hosted a discussion on youth employment in Africa with Mario Pezzini, director of the OECD Development Centre.

Energy Resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Promoting Regional Stability and Prosperity

On April 8, 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center held a public discussion on “Energy Resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq” with the Minister of Natural Resources Dr. Ashti Hawrami.