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Canal+ Cites Global Business and Economics Program Event

By Atlantic Council

French-language Canal+ cites the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program for hosting an event with Eurogroup President and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem (begins at 3:00):

Dungan on Radio France Internationale

By Nicholas Dungan

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan joins Radio France Internationale to discuss the need for reform in France based on cooperation rather than confrontation: 

Pham in Maghreb Arabe Presse Article

By J. Peter Pham

Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham: 

US Yemen Counterterrorism and Drone Policy Shortsighted, Undermines US National Security Interests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Samia Yakub202.769.0724press@atlanticcouncil.org Despite President Obama’s assertion that the United States’ counterterrorism strategy targeting militants in Yemen and Somalia provide a “successful” model to be emulated in its fight against ISIS, two new Atlantic Council publications assess the use of drones and the US strategy in Yemen, and argue this approach is shortsighted […]

Transcript: The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia Welcome: Jon Huntsman, Chairman, Atlantic Council Moderator: Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security Speakers: Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International Kurt Campbell, Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group, LLC Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower), Washington, […]

Atlantic Council Receives Berlin Wall Piece in Leipzig, Germany

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe accepted a unique, three-ton segment of the Berlin Wall as a gift from Verbundnetz Gas, a prominent German energy company, in a ceremony this evening in Leipzig.

Brattberg in Book on US-Nordic-Baltic Security Cooperation

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg contributes two chapters (eleven and fourteen) to a new book on US-Nordic-Baltic security cooperation:

Anthony on Itele Television

By Dave Anthony

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Dave Anthony joins Itele to discuss the future of unknown conflict: 

Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow

Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow The Atlantic Council today named Cynthia Quarterman, the only person to head two major US energy regulatory agencies, as a distinguished fellow. Quarterman, who has been serving as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), […]