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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 10, 2016

NPR Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Brexit Featuring Hadley

By Stephen J. Hadley

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Defense Industrialist

Jun 10, 2016

Could Joint Strike Fighters really be a low-cost option?

By James Hasik

If they could just control enough drones, perhaps F-35s could make war affordable again. The Danish fighter competition is over, it would seem, as the parliament has officially approved a program for 27 F-35 Lightning IIs. As I noted last week, the purchase price remains indeterminate, so the Danish Defense Ministry may be seriously unprepared […]

Defense Industry
Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 9, 2016

Britannia, Rule the Trade!

By Nathaniel Rome & TK Spandhla

The decades following World War II experienced an explosion of global trade. The annual growth rate of global exports averaged 8 percent in the 1950s, 9 percent in the 1960s, and 20 percent in the 1970s (World Trade Organization). During this boom of global trade, the volume of UK exports grew in absolute terms. However, up until the mid-1970s, the UK trade growth lagged behind the global average.

Economy & Business
European Union

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 9, 2016

Bremain Vs. Brexit: A Conference Call with Tobias Ellwood

By Future Europe Initiative

On Thursday June 9, 2016, UK Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood joined the Atlantic Council for a public conference call on the British referendum on European Union (EU) membership on June 23. Minister Ellwood presented the case for an engaged Britain in the EU and the implications of a Brexit vote on Britain’s future role […]

Art of Future Warfare

Jun 9, 2016

Cole in War on the Rocks: From Strategy to Execution: Accelerating the Third Offset

By August Cole

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Captains of Industry Series

Jun 9, 2016

Captains of Industry Series Featured in Inverse

By James Hasik

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Space
Technology & Innovation

Defense Industrialist

Jun 6, 2016

‘Competitiveness heavily depends upon price’

By James Hasik

The Danish fighter jet procurement decision requires further explanation.   Up front, the Danish Ministry of Defense seemed to have done it all right. In choosing a replacement for the Royal Danish Air Force’s F-16s, the ministry received bids from Eurofighter for the Typhoon, Boeing for the F-18E and -F Super Hornet, and Lockheed Martin […]

Defense Industry
Northern Europe

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 6, 2016

To Brexit or to Bremain? That is the Question

By Nauro Ferreira Campos and Fabrizio Coricelli

With the impending Brexit referendum on June 23, economists must anticipate the ramifications of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU). This is the first time the voluntary integration of the EU has been threatened, and creates a distressing existential question: is EU membership valuable enough? In the brief, “To Brexit or Bremain? […]

Economy & Business
Elections

Defense Industrialist

Jun 3, 2016

Howitzers on Philippine shores?

By James Hasik

Differing Army and Marine Corps exercises regarding coastal artillery show the continued value of inter-service rivalry. At the AUSA’s “Land Power in the Pacific” symposium in Hawaii last month, Admiral Harry Harris of US Pacific Command told an audience that he wants the US Army in the coastal artillery business. Specifically, he wants the Army […]

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jun 2, 2016

Shape, steer, and sustain: a US strategy for the new global economic order

By Robert D. Hormats

Ten years ago, most observers predicted a period of smooth sailing for the world economy. Today, the world looks very different. To better deal with this new global economic environment, the United States requires a new strategy for the twenty-first century. That strategy should enable the country to shape, steer, and sustain a new global economic order that accomplishes several key objectives underpinning prosperity and stability for greater numbers of Americans.

China
Economy & Business

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