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Cyber 9/12 Project

Jan 27, 2014

Past Conference Materials

Preparation Materials  Here you can find the complete scenarios for both the 2017 DC and Geneva competitions. In addition to the complete scenarios, also provided are the written policy briefs and decision documents of past teams who have received high scores and have reached semi-final and final rounds. 2017 EU Cyber 912 Full Intelligence Report2017 […]

MENASource

Jan 26, 2014

Statement on the Conclusion of the National Dialogue in Yemen

By MENASource

The Yemen Policy Initiative congratulates the Yemeni people on the formal conclusion of its National Dialogue Conference, a vital step in Yemen’s transition process and a remarkable achievement unique among the Arab awakening countries.

Yemen

LatAmSource

Jan 24, 2014

Uncharted Waters: Chile, Peru, and the ICJ

By Thomas Corrigan

Next week brings an important moment for Latin American maritime border relations and transnational cooperation. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to announce on Monday, January 27 its decision in the dispute between Peru and Chile involving nearly 40,000 square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the continent. Not […]

LatAmSource

Jan 23, 2014

Violence in Venezuela: Marczak on VOA

Deputy Director Jason Marczak appeared on VOA to discuss the recent increase in violence in Venezuela. Marczak identifies the relationship between economic turmoil, institutional instability, and the people’s need to seek violent solutions to the plagues of injustice and shortages of basic goods.

Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2014

Getting to Yes on Transatlantic Financial Regulation

By Chris Brummer

As 2014 gets underway, signs of a fraying regulatory relationship between the European Union and the United States seem to be everywhere. The US Federal Reserve’s tough new regulations on foreign banks have spurred the European Commission to threaten retaliation. Progress toward reconciling US and EU rules on derivatives – one of the main causes of the […]

Defense Industrialist

Jan 22, 2014

The Pending Demise of the US Rotorcraft Industry Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

By James Hasik

Helicopter program unpredictability and reduced defense procurement have a negative impact on the ability to recruit and retain a qualified and capable aerospace workforce, thereby increasing risk for the helicopter industrial base’s ability to design, build, and support the next generation of manned and unmanned military helicopters. Here in the US, that was the ‘sense […]

Event Recap

Jan 22, 2014

Negotiating Libya’s Constitution

As Libya embarks on drafting a new constitution and convening a national dialogue, the country faces significant security obstacles which threaten progress on these important milestones. On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched a new issue brief, “Negotiating Libya’s Constitution,” coauthored by senior fellow Karim Mezran and nonresident […]

Libya

LatAmSource

Jan 21, 2014

When it Comes to Education Reform, What Do Parents and Students Want?

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

Over the past several years, a number of new players have been getting involved in the push for education reforms to increase school quality in Latin America. This includes civil society groups, Non-Governmental Organizations, the private sector, and –increasingly – parents and students.

Captains of Industry Series

Jan 16, 2014

Ellen Lord’s View from Inside: Opportunities for Multi-Industrials

By James Hasik

Ellen Lord, CEO of Textron Systems, yesterday gave the third address of our Captains of Industry series here at the Atlantic Council, speaking on her “View of Defense from Inside a Multi-Industrial Company”. In the aftermath of the Cold War, the US defense industry largely restructured around large-scale specialists in government contracting. The biggest companies […]

Emerging Defense Challenges

Jan 15, 2014

Defense News Covers Atlantic Council Captains of Industry

Defense News mentions the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry event, featuring Textron Systems CEO Ellen Lord: