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Transatlantic Media Network

Feb 14, 2017

Forum on Atlantic Media and the Environment (FAME)

The Forum on Atlantic Media and the Environment (FAME) is a series of conferences bringing together environmental, energy, and scientific journalists from both sides of the Atlantic. The aim of the conferences is to compare notes on challenges the journalists face in their respective regions and discuss responses to the rapid developments in information technology […]

Europe & Eurasia
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Transatlantic Media Network

Feb 14, 2017

Transatlantic Media Fellowship

The Transatlantic Media Network (TMN) arranges visiting fellowships for select European media representatives allowing them to travel widely in the United States to increase their knowledge of America and Americans. Since January, 2017, the TMN has been based at the headquarters of the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington, DC. The main goal […]

Europe & Eurasia

Defense Industrialist

Feb 13, 2017

Make it so.

By James Hasik

Standing up a new military organization is hard institutional work, but work worth the effort over time. A proposal for a Space Force proposes short-term turmoil, but eventually better morale, stability, and focus after separation from the Air Force.

Defense Policy
Space
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Transatlantic Media Network

Feb 13, 2017

Transatlantic Media Network

The transatlantic relationship is facing greater challenges than at any time since World War II, with huge consequences for how the world will be run in the twenty-first century. Inward-looking, populist, and nationalist forces are rising on both sides of the Atlantic, questioning long-held assumptions about the liberal world order, and spreading distrust of the […]

Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 11, 2017

Ashooh Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Saudi-US Partnership Against Terrorism

By Jessica Ashooh

Watch full interview here.

Saudi Arabia

Event Recap

Feb 8, 2017

The Power of Transparency to increase Economic Resilience, with IMF Director Christine Lagarde

On February 8, The Atlantic Council Global hosted International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the sixth and final installment of the Power of Transparency Series hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics program and Thomson Reuters. She later participated in a discussion moderated by Axel Threlfall, editor-at-large at Reuters.

Economy & Business
European Union

Strategy Consortium

Feb 6, 2017

The challenge of ascertaining a strategic surprise

By William Inboden

The challenge posed by strategic surprises is not just their unexpected nature, but also that they are often not evident when they first occur. This memo discusses criteria and indicators for determining when a strategic surprise is occurring.

Israel
National Security

Strategy Consortium

Feb 6, 2017

Conducting a pre-mortem

By Jim Miller, Todd Rosenblum

It is worth doing a quick pre-mortem on the idea of conducting a pre-mortem in the development of national security strategies and plans. Three potential pitfalls stand out.

National Security
Security & Defense

Emerging Defense Challenges

Feb 1, 2017

Grundman Quoted by Inside Defense on Defense Contractors and the Trump Administration

By Steven Grundman

Read full article here.

Defense Industry
Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 29, 2017

LeBaron and Ashooh in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges Must Find Ways to Serve Students Shut Out by the Ban

By Richard LeBaron and Jessica Ashooh

Read the full article here.