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Jul 30, 2015

Reuters Highlights Atlantic Council US Energy Event

By Atlantic Council

Reuters highlights the Atlantic Council event Empowering America: How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership in an article about the US Senate Energy Committee narrowly passing a bill to lift a forty-year-old ban on the export of crude oil:

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jul 30, 2015

POLITICO Features Cyber Risk Wednesday Event

By Atlantic Council

POLITICO features the Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s Cyber Risk Wednesday: Rethinking Commercial Espionage in a discussion on US involvement in cyber espionage to benefit US companies:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Jul 30, 2015

POLITICO Features US Energy Abundance Event

By Atlantic Council

POLITICO features the Atlantic Council event Empowering America: How Energy Abundance Can Strengthen US Global Leadership in an article about Senators Murkowski and Warner unveiling a new energy security report:

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jul 30, 2015

Stein on Threat Posed by Kurds in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the significance of Kurdish aggression in Turkey:

Turkey

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Jul 30, 2015

Mezran on Libya Trials

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran joins Sky News to discuss the flawed process of the trials of Gaddafi officials:

Libya

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Jul 30, 2015

Cunningham on Taliban Leader’s Death

By James B. Cunningham

The New York Times quotes Zalmay Khalilzad Chair on Afghanistan and Resident Senior Fellow James B. Cunningham on the death of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the secretive leader of the Taliban:

Afghanistan Pakistan

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Jul 30, 2015

Tanchum: The New Nuclear Race

By Micha’el Tanchum

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum writes for Asia and the Pacific Policy Society Forum on China’s competition with Russia in the Middle East market for nuclear technology:

China Russia

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Jul 30, 2015

Goldwyn on Bidding for Mexico’s Energy

By David Goldwyn

Platts McGraw Hill Financial features Chairman of the Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Committee and Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn‘s paper “Mexico’s Inaugural Bid Round: What Happened and What’s Next?” in an article on how observers are waiting for Mexico to allay concerns over oil and gas bidding rounds:

Mexico

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Jul 29, 2015

Slavin on Iran Negotiations

By Barbara Slavin

VICE News quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on the necessity of negotiations with Iran concerning the nuclear deal:

Iran

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Jul 29, 2015

Hawthorne: The US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue: Drift Along the Nile

By Amy Hawthorne

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne writes for the Council on Foreign Relations about the upcoming US-Egyptian strategic dialogue:

North Africa