Category: Content Series

The Role of the Marine Corps in the New Defense Strategy

By Jason Harmala

On September 18, the Atlantic Council held a public address and conversation with Commandant of the Marine Corps General James F. Amos.

Yemen’s Transition Hangs in the Balance

By Jason Harmala

More than half of Yemen’s 25 million people are on the verge of starvation, according to aid agencies that have been sounding the alarm over the past several months regarding Yemen’s growing food crisis. Next week, at a donors’ conference on September 4 and 5 in Riyadh, attention will turn to the dire economic and […]

Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis: Impact on the Political Transition

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, August 29, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, the Project on Middle East Democracy, and Mercy Corps hosted a panel discussion on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis and its impact on the political transition.

How Far Can CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Drive Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage?

On July 26th, the Atlantic Council’s Energy and Environment Program hosted a discussion with Vello A. Kuuskraa and Michael Moore, internationally recognized experts on CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and carbon markets.

Leading Experts Call for Recalibration of US Policy on Yemen in Letter to President Obama

By Jason Harmala

WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven leading foreign policy experts have sent a letter to President Obama, calling for a broader approach on US policy towards Yemen that “expands beyond the narrow lens of counterterrorism.” As US intelligence agencies point to the rise of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) activity making Yemen the next front in […]

Danya Greenfield and Other Experts Write Open Letter to President Obama on Yemen

By Jason Harmala

Twenty-seven leading foreign policy experts, including Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, sent a letter to President Obama, calling for a broader approach on US policy towards Yemen that “expands beyond the narrow lens of counterterrorism.”

Post-Electoral Greece

By Matthew Bryza

While markets in Europe and the United States breathed a collective sigh of relief with the victory of the sober Antonis Samaras and his New Democracy Party in last Sunday’s Greek parliamentary elections, the absence of a substantial market rally immediately thereafter reflected the seriousness of the work that lies ahead. Greece may have dodged […]

Cyber 9/12 Project: The Role of the Media During a Cyber Crisis

By Jason Harmala

On June 1, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted “Cyber 9/12 Project: The Role of the Media During a Cyber Crisis.” The event launched an issue brief containing key recommendations stemming from the Cyber 9/12 Project, and continued the discussion with Robert J. Giesler and Tom Gjelten on the role the media plays during […]

Preparing for Cyber 9/12

By Jason Healey

To help add depth to the idea of a cyber 9/11, this issue brief, authored by Jason Healey, director of the Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, examines what might happen the day after a major cyber disruption, on 9/12. Download PDF