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Captains of Industry Series

Jun 4, 2014

Webcast: Atlantic Council Captains of Industry with Gwynne Shotwell

Please join us on June 4, 2014 from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. for the latest event in the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series, a discussion with SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell on the company’s ongoing efforts to support commercial, civil, and national security customers with All-American launch services and the challenges […]

Captains of Industry Series

Jun 4, 2014

The Future of American Space Launch

What is the future of American space launch? As defense and space budgets decline, what is the future of US involvement in space? Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), gave an address entitled “The Future of American Space Launch” as part of the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series on June […]

Trade in Action

Jun 3, 2014

TTIP Action: June 1

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Jun 2, 2014

Chrismer: Sanctions Must Go Global

By Andrew Chrismer

Global Business and Economics Program Assistant Director Andrew Chrismer writes for US News and World Report on why the United States must work to broaden future sanctions regimes to incorporate more countries: 

Russia

Defense Industrialist

May 30, 2014

DARPA’s Crusade on Costs

By James Hasik

If the alternative is another round of acquisition reform, let’s bet on technology. Just after our recent Disrupting Defense conference, in an interview with Marcus Weisgerber of Defense News, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar argued that the “High Cost of Weapons Threatens Security” (17 May). Her organization wants to be part of the solution, funding potentially “powerful new approaches” in armament, sensor, […]

Missile Defense Security & Defense

Trade in Action

May 29, 2014

TTIP Action: May 29

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

LatAmSource

May 28, 2014

Scaling Up Education: Finding New Financing Methods

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

Despite the economic troubles that have upended many of the world’s developing countries in the past decade, foreign development aid is on the rise. The OECD estimates that in 2013, aid from Development Assistance Countries rose 6.1 percent to reach an all time high. However, one aspect that continues to get short shrift is education. As […]

Defense Industrialist

May 28, 2014

Buying Out a Ship Contract, or a Whole Shipyard?

By James Hasik

The French sale of helicopter carriers to Russia shows just how hard industrial rationalization in Europe really is. Back in March, I argued (“Did NATO rearm Russia?”) that arms sales to Moscow had been been more embarrassing than alarming, but that the occupation of Crimea meant that it was really time to stop. Most egregious, I still […]

France Russia

Trade in Action

May 27, 2014

TTIP Action: May 27

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

May 27, 2014

Europe’s Elections and Their Impact on TTIP

By Garrett Workman

This weekend, Europe’s voters headed to the polls and elected a new European Parliament which will take office later this summer. At first glance, the partisan makeup of the new Parliament—which will remain in office until 2014—is broadly in line with the previous one. However, there are notable differences as Eurosceptic parties as well as dedicated […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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