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Downstream Oil Theft Initiative

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About the Middle East Security Initiative

By Atlantic Council

A New Strategic Approach for a Region in Transition The security paradigm in the Middle East is changing as a result of political transitions and turmoil in key Arab states, the continuing destabilizing activities of Iran after the P5+1 nuclear agreement, strategic competition between regional powers, and a rebalancing of US foreign policy to Asia. […]

Slavin Quoted in Fair Observer on Hostility Between Saudi Arabia and Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Technology Phobia Readiness Condition

TEPHCON.org Technology Phobia Readiness Condition (TEPHCON) is a web-based program designed by the Scowcroft Center’s inaugural Science and Policy Fellow, Dr. Conrad Tucker. The program applies machine-learning techniques to real-time data streams, such as Twitter, to determine whether the public is responding positively or negatively to emerging technologies. Depending on the public’s response, a TEPHCON […]

Atlanticist Fellowship

The Atlantic Council is now accepting additional applications and nominations for an Atlanticist Fellow from Hungary. The deadline to apply for this position is Friday, May 25, 2018. As part of a long-term reinvestment in bolstering US-Central European ties and a new effort to build stronger people-to-people connections between Americans and Central Europeans, the Atlantic […]

Grigas in Reuters: Commentary: How to Derail Russia’s Energy War

By Agnia Grigas

Iraq Initiative: Areas of Focus

Through vigorous research resulting in the publication of issue briefs, roundtable discussions, and an annual report for each year of the project cumulating in a final report, the four-year Atlantic Council Iraq Initiative will: Analyze Iraq’s energy sector with a view toward value maximization. Iraq has been blessed with abundant oil and natural gas reserves. […]

About the Iraq Initiative

The Atlantic Council is leading a new, long-term initiative on Iraq. The aim is to expand on the work of the former Task Force on the Future of Iraq, which was chaired by Ambassador Ryan Crocker and developed to identify ways to support the Iraqis in stabilizing their state, reconciling their warring communities, and building […]