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Dec 10, 2012

Global trends 2030: alternative worlds

By National Intelligence Council

The Global Trends project engages expertise from outside government on factors of such as globalization, demography and the environment, producing a forward-looking document to aid policymakers in their long term planning on key issues of worldwide importance.

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Dec 10, 2012

Envisioning 2030: US strategy for a post-western world

By Robert A. Manning

The report outlines a US leadership strategy for the period ahead to 2030 and offers policy approaches in key subject areas to ensure a positive outcome at this inflection point toward a "post-Western world," given historic shifts in political and economic influence.

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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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Sep 18, 2012

Achieving International Cyber Stability

By Franklin D. Kramer

In the Atlantic Council report “Achieving International Cyber Stability,” Council Distinguished Senior Fellow Franklin D. Kramer analyzes the issues of cyber instability and emphasizes the roles of resiliency, cooperation, and transparency in achieving international cyber stability.Download the PDF

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Jul 26, 2012

Financial Literacy for a Skilled Future

On June 11, 2012, the Atlantic Council and PricewaterhouseCoopers gathered a cross-section of thought leaders from government, academia, the private sector, and schools from across the nation to discuss structural issues that inhibit effective financial literacy teaching education and training. While several problems were immediately evident—a severe shortage of teachers qualified to teach finance and […]

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

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Jun 28, 2012

Arab awakening: Are the US and EU missing the challenge?

By Danya Greenfield and Rosa Balfour

The authors Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, and Rosa Balfour, head of the Europe in the World Program, European Policy Center, analyze the progress made to date, but conclude that despite ambitious rhetoric by policymakers, the response of the United States and the EU has […]

Democratic Transitions
European Union

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May 14, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance

By Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot

On the eve of the Chicago summit, a new Atlantic Council report argues for the enduring importance of NATO, and calls for renewed leadership from the Alliance’s members to ensure NATO’s vibrancy in the decade to come. Download PDF

NATO
Security & Defense

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May 7, 2012

The Task Ahead: Memos for the Winner of the 2012 Presidential Election

In anticipation of the 2012 US presidential election, the Atlantic Council released a compilation of essays addressing the key issues each candidate will face during this election cycle and into the foreseeable future. Download the PDF

United States and Canada

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Mar 19, 2012

Transatlantic Nations and Global Security: Pivoting and Partnerships

By Franklin D. Kramer

As world leaders prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago this May, a new Atlantic Council report argues for renewed transatlantic leadership that will allow NATO to better address significant global issues with a unified voice—specifically in the greater Middle East and around cyber security—in order to remain relevant in today’s increasingly interconnected world. Download […]

NATO
Security & Defense

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Mar 6, 2012

The Finance Crisis: Lessons Learned from Canada and the Way Forward

By Atlantic Council

On November 16, 2011 the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and the Embassy of Canada hosted a day-long conference to look at the actions and tools Canada used to so successfully weather the financial crisis. Entitled The Finance Crisis: Lessons Learned from Canada and the Way […]

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation