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Nov 6, 2012

Strategic Cyber Early Warning: A Phased Adaptive Approach for NATO

By Jason Healey and Leendert van Bochoven

In “Strategic Cyber Early Warning: A Phased Adaptive Approach for NATO,” a paper from the Smarter Alliance Initiative, Jason Healey, director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, and Leendert van Bochoven, NATO and European Defense leader at IBM, formulate steps for NATO to improve its cyber warning system Download the PDF

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Nov 1, 2012

IntelBrief: Sudanese Hub, Iranian Nexus

By J. Peter Pham

In the latest in the series of “IntelBriefs” on African security issues being produced by the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center in partnership with the Soufan Group, an international strategic consultancy, Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham explores the background behind the destruction of an arms factory south of Khartoum last week—an attack […]

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Oct 26, 2012

Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy

By Atlantic Council Counter-Piracy Task Force

The Counter-Piracy Task Force, a collaboration between the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security release its report on “Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy.”Download the PDF

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Oct 25, 2012

Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections 2012: A Critical Moment for Democracy

The latest Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center issue brief, “Ukraine’s Parliamentary Election 2012: A Critical Moment for Democracy,” by assistant director Anna Borshchevskaya, reviews key issues in the country’s October 28 parliamentary (Verkhovna Rada) elections.Download the PDF

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Oct 19, 2012

IntelBrief: Kenya: Bringing Terror Home

By Bronwyn Bruton

In the eleventh of a series of “IntelBriefs” on African security issues being produced by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center in partnership with the Soufan Group, an international strategic consultancy, Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton draws attention to police persecution of Kenya’s Somali population and warns that a homegrown radicalization problem is brewing.

East Africa

Issue Brief

Oct 18, 2012

Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships to Fight Financial Crime

By Alexei Monsarrat

More than five years into the global financial crisis, a host of challenges continue to plague the integrity and health of the financial system. High among these is the ongoing fight to prevent criminals—money launderers, terrorist financiers, and organizations and individuals sanctioned by the international community—from utilizing the system. This fight is chiefly directed by […]

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

Issue Brief

Oct 15, 2012

France: Back to the Future

By Nicholas Dungan

In this latest issue brief, Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Dungan analyzes the current state of politics in France.  Download the PDF

France

Issue Brief

Oct 11, 2012

Economic policies in Egypt: populism or reforms?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The Arab Spring that swept the Middle East last year dramatically altered the political landscape of the region but also generated considerable uncertainty over the future of economic policies and economic reforms in the Arab world, according to a new report released by the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Arab countries […]

North Africa

Issue Brief

Oct 10, 2012

Economic policies in Egypt: Populism or reform?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The Arab Spring that swept the Middle East last year dramatically altered the political landscape of the region but also generated considerable uncertainty over the future of economic policies and economic reforms in the Arab world, according to a new issue brief released by the Rafik Hariri Center at the Atlantic Council.

Issue Brief

Oct 4, 2012

India’s water challenges

By Suresh Prabhu

The Water Conflict in South Asia project announces the release of its second issue brief, “India’s Water Challenges,” by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, elected member of India’s Parliament. The brief describes how India’s internal dynamics, such as the country’s growing population as well as increasing agricultural and industrial demands, have affected India’s water supplies. It concludes […]

Conflict India