Program Impact Stories

Montanino: “Ukraine From the Beginning Has Been a Political Issue, not an Economic Issue”

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukraine for an expanded bailout:

Schechter on Finding a New Leader for Petrobras

By Peter Schechter

The Financial Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on the largest corruption scandal in Brazilian history and what Brazil’s Petrobras needs in its new leadership: 

Business Insider Draws on Atlantic Council Report

Business Insider draws on Atlantic Council report to detail why the Russia-backed separatists are winning in Ukraine:

Business Insider Highlights Atlantic Council Report

Business Insider highlights Atlantic Council report calling for increased military aid to Ukraine as the Obama administration reconsiders its position on providing lethal aid to Ukraine’s military: 

Pham on the Violence in Maiduguri

By J. Peter Pham

NBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the deadly violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria and what significance the city holds for Boko Haram:

Atallah Featured in French-Language Documentary

By Rudolph Atallah

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah featured in French-language documentary on Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and terror in the Sahel:

Herbst: “What’s Happening in Ukraine Is a Case of a Kremlin Covert and Increasingly Overt War”

By John Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on the report recently released by the Atlantic Council calling for increased military aid to Ukraine and the Obama administration’s shifting position:

Atlantic Council Board Member Ashton Carter Opens Testimony to the Senate

Chairman McCain, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you as President Obama’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense. I am honored by his trust and confidence, and also by the prospect of serving once again the troops and the country that I love so […]

Metzl on British Parliament’s Controversial Vote on Embryo Modification

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss the British Parliament’s historic vote to allow the creation of babies from the DNA of three people and the prospects for similar legislation in the United States:

Metzl on Legally Sanctioned Genetic Engineering

By Jamie Metzl

Quartz quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl on the UK Parliament approving a controversial law to allow the creation of babies from the genes of three people: