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Apr 5, 2013

Roundtable on US-Russia Relations and Mutually Assured Stability

By Jason Harmala

On April 5, the Atlantic Council held a meeting with a senior experts team, led by Ellen Tauscher, vice chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center, and Igor Ivanov, president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). The Atlantic Council will be undertaking a joint project with RIAC—a new initiative to help reframe US-Russian relations from […]

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Apr 4, 2013

Report Launch: Time to Move from Tactics to Strategy on Iran

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center on April 4 for the release of a new report entitled Time to Move from Tactics to Strategy on Iran.

Iran

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Apr 2, 2013

The African state and the failure of US counterterrorism initiatives in Africa

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a luncheon presentation by Hussein Solomon, senior professor in the department of political science at the University of the Free State in South Africa, on “The African State and the Failure of US Counterterrorism Initiatives in Africa.” Drawing upon his recent research on Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia, among […]

Sahel
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Apr 2, 2013

Roundtable with Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on US Pivot to Asia

On Tuesday, April 2nd, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on the transatlantic implications arising from the US pivot to Asia with former Prime Minister of Australia, The Honorable Kevin Rudd MP.

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Mar 29, 2013

Foreign Policy Implications of Urban World 2030

On Friday, March 29, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI), of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Monica Brezzi head of the territorial analysis and statistics unit, regional development policy division, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Dr. Robert D. Hormats, US under secretary of […]

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Mar 28, 2013

Security Sector Reform in Yemen and Libya

By Jason Harmala

In the wake of the Arab Spring and transitions in Yemen and Libya, instability poses challenges for reforming the existing security apparatus. The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East debated ongoing developments in the security sector in both countries during an event on March 28 featuring Hafez al-Bukari, director of the Yemen Polling Center (YPC) and Fiona Mangan, program officer […]

Libya
Yemen

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Mar 28, 2013

The Future of Biofuels in the Department of Defense

On March 28, the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion of the risks and benefits of the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) biofuels policies and the ongoing efforts to reduce the department’s petroleum footprint.

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Mar 28, 2013

Tallinn Manual Launch Defines Legal Groundwork for Cyber Warfare

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, in cooperation with the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, hosted the release of the Tallinn Manual, a new treatise that outlines how standards of international law can be applied to the cyber domain.

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Mar 27, 2013

Roundtable Discussion with US Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, March 27, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted Ambassador Stephen Mull, US Ambassador to Poland, for an off-the-record discussion of the increasing importance of Poland in the transatlantic partnership.

Poland

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Mar 26, 2013

US Efforts in Yemen Must Expand Beyond Counterterrorism

By Jason Harmala

Now is the right time to reevaluate US policies in Yemen as President Barack Obama begins his second term and while Yemen is at a critical juncture in its political transition. On March 26, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) hosted an event […]

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