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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Michelle Kholos Brooks

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Security & Defense

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Max Brooks

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management National Security

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Carlton Brinda

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

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Michael Callender

Energy & Environment

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Jasper Camacho

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

Content

MENASource

Feb 9, 2021

Protests in Tunisia conjure images of the past and questions about the future

By Keith Jones

The last decade successfully delivered Tunisian democracy, but it is increasingly apparent that democracy has not delivered for many Tunisians.

Middle East North Africa

empowerME Conversations

Feb 9, 2021

In episode 5 of empowerME Conversations podcast, host Amjad Ahmad interviews Homzmart Co-Founder and CEO Mahmoud Ibrahim about his multiple entrepreneurial ventures, the growth in e-commerce in the Middle East, proactive changes governments are making to laws and regulations (and changes that are still needed), the importance of developing talent through mentoring, women’s economic inclusion in his businesses, and the need for the region to go beyond digitization and create change through innovation.

Economy & Business Middle East

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 8, 2021

#20: Renew the WTO

By: Robert Manning What is the kernel of the issue? The WTO is broken; its critical dispute settlement mechanism trade is at risk. The organization as a whole needs major reform. Why is the issue important? Since WWII trade, a rules-based system has been an engine of growth and prosperity. Now, the threat of a […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 7, 2021

#19: Make An Early Commitment to Seek a US-UK Free Trade Agreement

By: Hans Binnendijk What is the kernel of the issue? Brexit leaves the UK in a vulnerable economic position despite the last-minute free trade agreement with the EU. Why is the issue important? British analysts fear that the Biden administration will come into office with an anti-British bias due to the close Trump-Johnson relationship. What […]

Inflection Points

Feb 7, 2021

Why ‘The Longer Telegram’ triggered such a fierce, global China debate

By Frederick Kempe

The 26,000-word paper has served as a sort of Rorschach test for the expert community on China. The reactions have ranged between critiques from those who found the paper’s prescriptions too provocative, to praise from those who lauded its ground-breaking contributions.

China Politics & Diplomacy

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 6, 2021

#18: Ratify UNCLOS

By: Paul Saffo What is the kernel of the issue? UNCLOS—the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea—has languished unratified by the United States for 25 years despite the support of successive Administrations and interested parties from the US Chamber of Commerce to the Pentagon. Why is the issue important? This has left […]

EnergySource

Charting a path towards net-zero: The importance of US leadership in carbon dioxide removal

By Anne Canavati

Under the Biden-Harris administration, the United States can and must reemerge as a global leader on climate action. Accelerating research, development, demonstration, and deployment of a range of carbon dioxide removal applications is a critical step to achieving US and global climate targets.

Climate Change & Climate Action Elections

New Atlanticist

Emmanuel Macron’s plan to rebuild US-Europe relations

By Katherine Golden

For French President Emmanuel Macron, "the number-one priority in relations with the new US administration” is clear: to boost “results-oriented multilateralism.”

China European Union

ACFrontPage

Transcript: President Macron on his vision for Europe and the future of transatlantic relations

By Atlantic Council

At the launch of the new Atlantic Council Europe Center, French President Emannuel Macron talked about how with a new administration in the United States, this is an opportunity to re-invigorate the transatlantic community to tackle common challenges. This moment is an opportunity to reshape the Alliance with a more responsible global Europe at its core.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

100 Ideas for the first 100 days