Category: Content Series

Urban Innovation at Home and Abroad

By Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center & Strategic Foresight Initiative

More than half the world’s population lives in cities and this number continues to grow. The rural-to-urban transformation creates challenges and opportunities for humankind. Please join the Atlantic Council, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, UN-Habitat, and other partners on February 4, 2014 for the Washington, DC launch of a national series leading […]

The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Financial Reform and the G20 Agenda

The United States and the European Union cannot afford to follow separate paths on financial reform, according to Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT), EU Ambassador to the US João Vale de Almeida, and a number of leading experts from the Department of the Treasury, the SEC, the European Commission, the private sector, and academia.  Following the […]

Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge Resources

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative together with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) concluded Europe’s first Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge, held on April 22 to 23 in Geneva, Switzerland. The European Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge follows three successful years of similar competitions held in Washington, DC. Sixteen teams competed to offer their best […]

More Bases, Higher Pay, Old Airplanes—How Mandates Are Remaking Strategy

By James Hasik

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments write of how the US military needs to close domestic bases, reform military compensation, and retire legacy weapons. They lament that the Congress will not permit a BRAC, will not stop increasing troops’ and retirees’ compensation, and will not […]

NATO 2013 Report: Broadening Partnerships for Global Security

By NATO

Today’s global challenges require a cooperative approach to security. Complementing the close relationships among NATO member countries, partnerships are an increasingly important part of the Alliance’s core business.