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3D Printing

Issue Brief

Oct 17, 2011

Could 3D printing change the world?

By Thomas Campbell, Christopher Williams, Olga Ivanova, and Banning Garrett

Could 3D Printing Change the World? Technologies, Potential, and Implications of Additive Manufacturing explores the technology of AM and its broader implications.

Technology & Innovation

Report

Oct 13, 2011

Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Future

On October 13, the Atlantic Council Task Force on Georgia, co-chaired by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, released a major new report on Georgia at an event held on Capitol Hill, arguing for intensified domestic reform and a new sense of common purpose and clarity from the United States and Europe to work toward […]

European Union
International Organizations

Report

Sep 7, 2011

Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century

The Atlantic Council today released “Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century: The Regional Agenda and the Global Role,” a compendium of issue briefs on a range of topics related to Nordic-Baltic security, including NATO’s role in the region, energy security, and how the region can play a larger role in the transatlantic community in concert […]

Northern Europe

Report

Jul 21, 2011

Egypt’s democratic transition: Five important myths about the economy and international assistance

The Legatum Institute and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in association with the Atlantic Council, present this short report, which is the product of an exploratory trip to Egypt by the authors in mid-June 2011. Its aim is to help shape the conversation about Egypt’s economy, economic policy, and international assistance by addressing several persistent […]

North Africa

Report

Jul 6, 2011

Mapping the Economic and Financial Future

A new Atlantic Council report summarizes two years’ worth of rich and deep discussions from our “Mapping the Economic and Financial Future” speakers’ forum. Our Global Business and Economics Program has partnered with Deutsche Bank on this important initiative to help build the intellectual foundation for understanding the financial crisis, and drive the debate on […]

Economy & Business
Fiscal and Structural Reform

Report

Feb 1, 2011

Learning by doing: The Pakistan army’s experience with counterinsurgency

By Shuja Nawaz

In the South Asia Center report “Learning by Doing: The Pakistan Army’s Experience with Counterinsurgency,” Center Director and author Shuja Nawaz examines the doctrinal shift toward counterinsurgency (COIN) that has taken place in the Pakistan army in recent years. The army appears to have learned many lessons from its experiences in Swat in 2008 and […]

Extremism
Pakistan

Report

Nov 30, 2010

Advancing U.S., African, and Global Interests: Security and Stability in the West African Maritime Domain

By John Raidt and Kristen E. Smith

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center and On The Horizon Project have officially released a landmark report on the rising importance of U.S. national security interests in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, entitled: “Advancing U.S., African, and Global Interests: Security and Stability in the West Africa Maritime Domain.” Download the PDF

Maritime Security
North & West Africa

Report

Nov 22, 2010

Astana on the Atlantic: Transatlantic Strategy in Central Asia and the OSCE

The new report of the Eurasia Task Force, “Astana on the Atlantic: Transatlantic Strategy in Central Asia and the OSCE,” offers recommendations to the Obama Administration on the eve of the OSCE Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, in order to reposition the U.S. in Central Asia and build an enduring OSCE presence in the region.Download the […]

Central Asia
OSCE

Report

Oct 6, 2010

The Danger of Divergence: Transatlantic Cooperation on Financial Reform

This report focuses on defining the major issues in financial regulation that demand transatlantic cooperation, and putting them in their global context.  It analyzes the effects of proposed rules on the US and European economies, including the impact on the real economy and especially the business sector, and outlines concrete recommendations for policymakers. The Atlantic […]

Economy & Business
European Union

Report

Sep 28, 2010

NATO 2020: SAG Strawman Strategic Concept

Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer have led a Strategic Advisors Group project called STRATCON 2010 to provide provocative ideas and fresh thinking concerning the NATO Strategic Concept.Download the PDF

NATO
Security & Defense