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Congressional Relations

Mar 17, 2017

Congressman Adam Kinzinger on the US Role in the Middle East and the World

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On March 17, 2017, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center hosted a discussion with Congressman Adam Kinzinger to discuss America’s role in the Middle East and the world. Ambassador Frederic C. Hof, director of the Hariri Center, moderated the event. Kinzinger began by emphasizing that self-governance should be one of America’s mission statements for the […]

Congressional Relations

Mar 16, 2017

America’s Role in the World: Congress and US Foreign Policy

By Strategy Initiative

As the Trump administration continues to form its foreign policy and national security strategy, Congress has a distinct role of its own to play in shaping how the United States addresses emerging global threats and approaches its leadership role on the international stage.  

Congressional Relations

Feb 1, 2017

Iran Symposium: Does the Iran Nuclear Deal Help or Harm US Interests in the Middle East

By Future of Iran Initiative

On Monday, January 30, 2017, the South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative co-hosted a half-day symposium with The Iran Project. The event focused on the record of the Iran nuclear deal and its likely fate under the Trump administration. The intent was to help forge a bipartisan path forward that will preserve the non-proliferation gains […]

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Congressional Relations

Feb 1, 2017

Trump’s Immigration Ban Will Have ‘Catastrophic Implications’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) sees order as a ‘gift’ to hardliners in Iran US President Donald Trump’s executive order that curtails immigration and the rights of refugees is illegal, has “catastrophic implications” for the United States, and is a “gift” to hardliners in Iran as it paints all Iranians as a security threat to the […]

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Dec 7, 2016

Bipartisan Colombia Task Force Calls for Renewed US Engagement with Critical Ally

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Launches Group Chaired by US Senators Blunt and Cardin Task Force to Propose Path Ahead for US-Colombia Relations The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center concluded on December 8, 2016 the first convening of its Colombia Peace and Prosperity Task Force, chaired by US Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD). […]

Congressional Relations

Sep 21, 2016

Nuclear Energy: The Imperative for Innovation & Modernization

Congressional Relations

Jun 21, 2016

Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis

By Melinda Haring

“People have forgotten that there’s a real humanitarian situation and a real need in a European country,” said Jock Mendoza-Wilson, director of international and investor relations at System Capital Management, during a recent Atlantic Council panel examining the crisis in Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Ukraine

Congressional Relations

Apr 28, 2016

US Lawmaker Urges ‘Path to EU Accession’ for Turkey

By Mitch Hulse

Turkey will be critical to any US or NATO effort to shape Russia’s behavior in the Middle East and it should be put on the path to joining the European Union, said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA). “If we want to stabilize a volatile region with a strategic ally we are going to have to put […]

European Union International Organizations

Congressional Relations

Apr 26, 2016

US-India Relationship: Playing Defense

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deeper defense cooperation seen as key to boosting a trade relationship that has ‘plateaued’ As the United States and India set out to realize their goal of elevating annual bilateral trade to $500 billion over the next decade, deeper defense cooperation will be key to energizing a trade relationship that has “plateaued,” two senior US […]

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Congressional Relations

Apr 26, 2016

‘The Struggle Continues’: A Conversation on Zimbabwe with David Coltart

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, April 26, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Senator David Coltart, Zimbabwean human rights activist and former Minister of Education, for a discussion on Zimbabwe. Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton welcomed attendees to the event, which took place on Capitol Hill. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce provided opening remarks, in […]

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