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Captains of Industry Series

Apr 19, 2016

Westward Ho? Silicon Valley and the Future of Defense Innovation

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, April 19th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry initiative featured a discussion with three business leaders from Silicon Valley whose companies are responding to Secretary of Defense Carter’s outreach to the commercial technology sector.

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 19, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – April 13, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Secretary of State John Kerry concluded a global trip in Los Angeles this week and spoke at the Pacific Council on International Trade to defend international free trade deals, criticizing the current presidential candidates for playing up on “fear and anger.”

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 18, 2016

Burwell Joins The Diane Rehm Show to Discuss What Britain’s Potential Exit From the European Union Could Mean For Global Markets

By Frances G. Burwell

Listen to the full story here.

United Kingdom

Regional Security Initiative

Apr 18, 2016

After hub-and-spoke: US hegemony in a new Gulf security order

By Bilal Y. Saab

The era of Pax Americana in the Gulf, and perhaps in the broader Middle East, is changing. Regional transformation and chaos resulting from the Arab uprisings, the rise of ISIS and its global terrorist reach, shifting US priorities around the world, and the rise of other outside powers in the Gulf have contributed to an […]

Middle East Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 16, 2016

David Cameron: Brexit and Breakup?

By John M. Roberts

David Cameron is in danger of going down in history as the most disastrous British Prime Minister since Lord North lost the thirteen colonies in the American War of Independence more than 200 years ago. This is not because of his policies on austerity, welfare reform or foreign affairs, but simply because of the constitutional […]

European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 15, 2016

‘Strong Economy and Sense of Unity’ Needed to Address Europe’s Challenges

By Susan Haigh

The European Commission’s economic policy priorities have remained unchanged since last year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings; Europe’s political and societal context in which these policies must be implemented, however, has changed fundamentally, according to a European Commission official. The 2016 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings that bring together financial leaders […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

Transatlantic Finance Initiative

Apr 15, 2016

EuroGrowth Initiative

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Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 14, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by Reuters on President Barack Obama’s Decision to Join ‘Brexit’ Talks

By Richard L. Morningstar

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United Kingdom

Defense Industrialist

Apr 13, 2016

Like Predator, like Sea Hunter

By James Hasik

DARPA’s new robotic frigate might seriously change naval warfare. The prototype boat in DARPA’s ASW Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program, the Sea Hunter, is beginning sea trials. Sailing last week from Portland to San Diego, she’ll undergo two years of testing to determine whether an unmanned ship under “sparse human control” can trail Iranian, […]

Defense Industry Drones

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Apr 13, 2016

Atlantic Council Middle East Strategy Task Force Report Featured in Small Wars Journal

By Atlantic Council

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