Category: Content Series

Selling Sikorsky

By James Hasik

Should structure or conduct drive the Pentagon’s supply strategy? The bids for Sikorsky are in. For United Technologies CEO Greg Hayes, they’re “at least as good as what we had hoped to see.” By the rumors, they’re from Blackstone, Lockheed Martin, Textron, and Airbus. With such a heterogenous set of bidders, a range of strategic and financial considerations are driving the offers. The tax implications are […]

Coming to America: Global Suppliers for Defense and Security

Please join the Atlantic Council on June 24 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for a special event in its Captains of Industry Series on Wednesday, when a panel of four chief executives will convene to discuss how foreign-owned companies address the opportunities and challenges of their participation in the business of defense and security in […]

Envisioning the future of urban warfare

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Art of Future Warfare project on June 23 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 pm for a discussion on Envisioning the Future of Urban Warfare. This will also be the capstone to a war-art challenge calling for graphic novel, or comic book, illustrations revealing what urban warfare might look like in […]

How Does Greece’s Recovery Compare to Other IMF Bailouts?

By Global Business and Economics

As showdown talks over Greece take place in Europe this week, a quick examination of the recent history of bailouts is valuable.

A View from the Region: Public Launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force

By Rafik Hariri Center

Atlantic Council A View from the Region: Public Launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force Introduction: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO Atlantic Council Speakers: Madeleine K. Albright, Former US Secretary of State Middle East Strategy Task Force Co-Chair Stephen J. Hadley, Former US National Security Adviser Middle East Strategy Task Force Co-Chair James Zogby, […]

Treasury Management International Highlights Renminbi Ascending

By Atlantic Council

Treasury Management International features the Atlantic Council report Renminbi Ascending: How China’s Currency Impacts Global Markets, Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Financial Regulation authored by C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance Chris Brummer:

Bug Hunt or Stand-up Fight?

By James Hasik

Textron’s Scorpion wins on the economics. The politics need some attention. Instead of attending the Paris Air Show this week, I found myself sitting on the couch the other night, watching Iron Man 2 with the kids. As Justin Hammer introduced his squadrons of nearly-identical killer robots (er, drones) for “the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines”, I […]

Montanino: Stuck Between Greece and a Hard Place

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino writes for US News and World Report on why all parties in the unfolding Greek budget tragedy are facing serious constraints: