Category: Program Impact Story

Private Roundtable with First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, September 18, the Africa Center hosted a private roundtable with H.E. Dominique Ouattara, first lady of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. In her remarks, Madame Ouattara discussed progress and obstacles to eliminating child labor in Côte d’Ivoire, addressing recent calls from Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to put an embargo […]

Public Forum with Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing

By Atlantic Council

Together with the Middle East Programs, we hosted a public forum event on September 13th featuring Marshall Billingslea, the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing. The conversation with Mr. Billingslea was moderated by Missy Ryan, a national security correspondent at The Washington Post. The discussion focused on Iran’s and its illicit financial networks that support […]

Public Panel on the Political Crisis in Hong Kong and the Future of “One Country, Two Systems”

By Atlantic Council

On September 12, the Scowcroft Center hosted a public event focused on Hong Kong’s current political crisis and the future of China’s sovereign claim over the island territory and its “one country, two systems” formulation. The event featured remarks from Amb. Kurt Tong, the former US Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, as well […]

Member and Press Rapid Response Briefing on Aramco Attacks

On September 6, following drone attacks on two Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurai, the Atlantic Council held a members and press call to discuss these attacks and their immediate implications for oil markets and geopolitics and security in the region. Speakers included Kirsten Fontenrose, director for regional security, Middle East programs […]

Arab Barometer Polling Data Event

By Atlantic Council

On June 26, the Hariri Center, in collaboration with Arab Barometer, held a public event to release Arab Barometer’s latest public opinion survey data from Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan. Following their presentation, Arab Barometer experts Mark Tessler and Kathrin Thomas joined Iraq Initiative Director Abbas Kadhim and Nonresident Senior Fellow Faysal Itani for a panel […]

360/OS Summit 2019

By Atlantic Council

The DFRLab was thrilled to welcome a diverse cohort of participants to London for our annual 360/OS summit on June 20-21, 2019.

Russian influence in Venezuela: what should the United States do?

By Atlantic Council

On June 20, the Eurasia Center and the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center co-hosted a private strategy breakfast on Russian influence in Venezuela, followed by a public event, Russian Influence in Venezuela: What Should the United States Do? The private strategy session included senior US government and foreign officials. The public event focused on the […]

2019 Atlantic Council-East Asia Foundation Strategic Dialogue

By Atlantic Council

On June 19, the Asia Security Initiative hosted a full-day public conference to develop forward-looking recommendations for ongoing efforts with the DPRK, the US-ROK security and economic partnership, and their implications in the broader Indo-Pacific region. US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun and his South Korean counterpart, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace […]