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Dec 18, 2012

Energy and Security from the Caspian to Europe

By Jason Harmala

On December 18, the Atlantic Council held a discussion with the authors of the recently released Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, “Energy and Security from the Caspian to Europe.”

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Dec 17, 2012

Ansari Africa Center Hosts Visit by Taiwanese Delegation

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a visit today by a delegation of government officials from the Republic of China on Taiwan, who are in Washington to meet with their US counterparts for discussion on piracy off the coast of Somalia and its impact on Taiwanese commercial shipping and fishing interests in the Indian […]

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Dec 13, 2012

Lessons from Constitution Making in Tunisia

By Jason Harmala

Hariri Center for the Middle East non-resident fellow Duncan Pickard presented his new issue brief, “Developing the Tunisian Constitution: Lessons Learned from the Process?” at a roundtable discussion on Thursday, December 13 with commentary by Mondher Ben Hameda, a prominent Tunisian-American business leader, who offered his insights on the constitution process and broader political trends. […]

North Africa

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Dec 13, 2012

Discussion on Syria’s Transition with Frederic Hof

By Jason Harmala

Noting the addition of the Hariri Center’s newest senior fellow, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East convened a public event on December 13 with Ambassador Frederic Hof, former US Department of State special advisor for transition in Syria, to address the ongoing crisis in Syria and the international community’s role. Amb. Hof presented […]

Syria

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Dec 13, 2012

Recap of the NATO Foreign Minister Meeting with Sandy Vershbow

By Jason Harmala

On December 13, 2012, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record video conference with Ambassador Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow, NATO deputy secretary general, on NATO’s major priorities in the aftermath of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which took place in Brussels earlier this month.

NATO Security & Defense

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Dec 11, 2012

Roundtable discussion with the UK prime minister’s special envoy to the Sahel

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with the Right Honourable Stephen O’Brien, MP, the UK prime minister’s special envoy to the Sahel. Since his appointment in September 2012, Mr. O’Brien’s role has been to lead the British government’s policy across that region, bridging the bureaucratic divide between the North Africa and […]

Politics & Diplomacy Sahel

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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: The Changing Nature of Warfare

By Jason Harmala

Experts discuss the interaction of developing trends with warfare strategies and planning, taking into consideration the evolving nature of cyberspace and the treats it invites. Dr. Thomas Enders, CEO, EADS NV Michèle Flournoy, Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group; Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, US Department of Defense Moderated by Steven Grundman, M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges, […]

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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: The Individual vs. The State: Who Will Have the Upper Hand in 2030?

By Jason Harmala

Jared Cohen, Director, Google Ideas; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Hisham Kassem, Founding Publisher, Al-Masry Al-Youm Newspaper Marne Levine, Vice President of Global Public Policy, Facebook Moderated by Dr. Banning Garrett, Director, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Social media and its impacts on individual empowerment, security, information […]

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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: The Atlantic Council’s US Strategy in a Post-Western World

By Jason Harmala

Stephen J. Hadley, Principal, RiceHadleyGates LLC General James L. Jones, Jr., Founder and President, Jones Group International; Chairman, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council James B. Steinberg, Dean and Professor of Social Science, International Affairs, and Law, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University  Moderated by Barry Pavel, Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council  The final panel of […]

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Dec 11, 2012

Global Trends 2030: Will the US Be Able to Lead in a Post-Western World

Annette Heuser, Executive Director, Bertelsmann Foundation Dr. Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution  Dr. Moises Naim, Senior Associate, International Economics Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Chief International Columnist, El País  Moderated by Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times  This panel addressed the 2012 Global Trends conference’s core question by featuring diverse opinions on how the West must adapt to challenges of the […]

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