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AC Selects

July 29, 2022

AC Selects: Former US Secretary of Defense, Ukraine Minister of Defense, and Siemens CEO talk war in Ukraine

Events from week of July 22 and July 29, 2022

Over the previous two weeks, the Atlantic Council hosted Mark T. Esper, the 27th US Secretary of Defense to discuss the four-day Atlantic Council transatlantic delegation trip to Taiwan, Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defense of Ukraine to assess the nature of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Finally, Christian Bruch, Siemens Energy CEO sat down to discuss the security of the energy transition as part of the Global Energy Center’s CEO Series.

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Online Event Tue, July 26, 2022 • 12:00 pm ET

A conversation about Taiwan with the 27th US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Former US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper shared his insights following the four-day Atlantic Council transatlantic delegation trip to Taiwan.

Indo-Pacific Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society Security & Defense

In my view, it’s about the democracies of the world standing together, standing up against autocracy.

Mark T. Esper
US secretary of defense
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Online Event Tue, July 19, 2022 • 11:00 am ET

A conversation with Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – The nature of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has changed for the third time. What can the West do to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s terror campaign and continue to take back its territory on the frontlines?

Conflict Russia Security & Defense Ukraine

Russia has no interest in gaining more territory. It is interested in destroying Ukraine completely.

oleksii reznikov
Minister of Defense of Ukraine
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Public Event Thu, July 21, 2022 • 10:00 am ET

CEO Series: A conversation with Siemens Energy CEO, Christian Bruch

The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosts a conversation with Christian Bruch on the security of the energy transition as part of the Global Energy Center’s CEO Series.
Energy & Environment Energy Transitions Geopolitics & Energy Security Germany

We do know that any future energy system we design, must take into account a view on energy security.

Christian bruch
President & CEO, siemens energy
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