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Apr 16, 2013

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Ambitious but Achievable

By Garrett Workman and Tyson Barker

As leaders in the United States and Europe prepare for the formal launch of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks, the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Atlantic Council have conducted a survey of trade policy experts from the public and private sectors on both sides of the Atlantic to gauge their expectations for the results […]

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Apr 4, 2013

Time to move from tactics to strategy on Iran

By Iran Task Force

The Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force has launched a new report, Time to Move from Tactics to Strategy on Iran, reflecting more than two years of research on a wide range of issues related to this pivotal country. The Task Force, led by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, recommends a long-term strategy that offers the Iranian government […]

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Mar 5, 2013

NATO Global Partnerships: Strategic Opportunities and Imperatives in a Globalized World

By Franklin D. Kramer

International security in today’s globalized world demands a framework responsive to interconnectedness, multiple power centers, shared vulnerabilities, and dramatic change. To meet these diverse challenges that affect the security of its members, NATO, as the West’s premier security organization, must reach beyond the transatlantic arena. Download PDF

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Feb 5, 2013

FutureHealth Series Brief

By Daniel Vasella

Welcome to FutureHealth, a new discussion series on the leading trends shaping healthcare, featuring decision-makers and influencers from business and government. The Atlantic Council and PwC launched the series in 2013 with Novartis Chairman and Atlantic Council International Advisory Board Member Dr. Daniel Vasella. This brief incorporates his ideas and the discussion of the group. Download […]

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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 […]

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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