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Defense Industrialist

Feb 28, 2017

The 75 percent solution

By James Hasik

The Marine Corps should move towards a mix of attack aircraft tailored for two classes of enemy, in wars small and large. In the short term, that means buying fixed-wing gunships. In the mid-term, it means buying tilt-rotor gunships, including drones. Both aircraft types are better suited for the small wars in which the Marine Corps has been engaged for most of the post-Cold War era. For now, that might seem to destroy Marine Aviation, but to save it in the long term for the big wars.

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

Future of Iraq Taskforce

Feb 25, 2017

Younis Quoted by Politico on the Iraqi Reaction to President Trump’s Executive Order on Border Control

By Nussaibah Younis

Read full article here.

Iraq

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2017

China Taking Clean Energy Leadership from the United States

By Madison Freeman

With commitments to clean energy and combatting climate change wavering under the new US administration, leadership in renewable energy is quietly shifting away from the United States across the Pacific, where China is rapidly building its dominance. US President Donald Trump has been clear about his support for fossil fuels. Though his stance on renewable […]

China
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 15, 2017

Transatlantic Media Fellows

2018 Fellows Albin Aghamn: Reporter and editor at Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s national public broadcaster in Stockholm, Sweden. Previously a journalist writing for Eskilstuna-Kuriren in the town of Eskilstuna from 2015 to 2016. Traveled extensively, including most recently to Albania and Turkey. Received a degree in social work from Linnaeus University and a degree in […]

Europe & Eurasia
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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