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The Atlantic Council aims for relevance at speed. We work with media around the world to help understand and analyze events as they happen, always aiming to shed light, not create heat.

In the News

Jun 8, 2014

Gopalaswamy on Social Media’s Role in Indian Elections

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Voice of America quotes Deputy Director of the South Asia Center Bharath Gopalaswamy on how social media was a tool utilized in Indian elections: 

Elections India

Captains of Industry Series

Jun 8, 2014

SpaceX President Speaks of Need to Rebuild US Dominance in Space

By Gwynne Shotwell

The Washington Post features the Brent Scowcroft Center of International Security’s event with President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell:

Captains of Industry Series

Jun 8, 2014

Atlantic Council Event with SpaceX President Featured

By Gwynne Shotwell

NASA Spaceflight featured the Atlantic Council’s event with the President and COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell:

In the News

Jun 6, 2014

Kordosova: European Reassurance Initiative is “Much Needed”

By Simona Kordosova

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova on the US-Polish relationship and the new European Reassurance Initiative that President Obama announced during his recent trip to Warsaw:

Poland Ukraine

In the News

Jun 6, 2014

Benitez on Seventieth Anniversary of D-Day

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:

In the News

Jun 6, 2014

Greenfield on Obama’s Counterterrorism Efforts in Middle East, Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Foreign Policy quotes Acting Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Danya Greenfield on President Obama’s recently announced counterterrorism plan for the Middle East, specifically as it relates to Yemen:

Yemen

In the News

Jun 5, 2014

Brattberg: Britain Outside Europe? The Swedish View

By Erik Brattberg

IP Journal, published by the German Council on Foreign Relations, features an op-ed by Scowcroft Center Fellow Erik Brattberg on the rift in relations that could arise between Great Britain and Sweden should Britain decide to exit the European Union:

Northern Europe United Kingdom

Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk

Jun 5, 2014

Cyber Statecraft Report Cited in Warning About Cloud Services

Computer World cites a recent report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, warning of vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure should web-based cloud services be compromised:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 5, 2014

Healey on Snowden, One Year Later

By Jason Healey

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the impact of the intelligence breach conducted by Edward Snowden one year ago:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 5, 2014

Workman on Impact of US Investigations into French Bank BNP Paribas

By Garrett Workman

The Associated Press quotes Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman on the political and economic fallout from US investigations into transactions the French bank BNP Paribas may have conducted with clients in Iran, Sudan, and Cuba:

France