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May 9, 2018

Georgia’s path westward

By William Courtney, Daniel Fried, and Kenneth Yalowitz

Georgia has overcome many challenges and now stands as a striking example of a reforming and Western-oriented country transcending the limitations of decades of Soviet rule.

Conflict Defense Policy

Report

May 8, 2018

Making America first in the digital economy: The case for engaging Europe

By Frances Burwell

In an age of transatlantic tensions over the Iran deal, trade balances, and steel tariffs, digital policy is uniquely poised to offer opportunities for greater US-EU cooperation. At the same time, the digital arena also has the potential to be a policy minefield, with issues such as privacy, digital taxation, and competition policy still unresolved. […]

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

May 4, 2018

Manning Joins Phoenix TV to Discuss the US Trade Delegation to China

By Robert A. Manning

Watch the full discussion here

China Economy & Business

Report

May 3, 2018

Borders vs. Barriers: Navigating Uncertainty in the US Business Environment

By Mathew Burrows

Geopolitical trends and shock events can disrupt, but they can also create opportunity. This report seeks to help leading organizations better understand how geopolitics affects their strategies; explore contingent scenarios; make preparations; engage with stakeholders and policymakers on local and national levels; and potentially shift operations to seize opportunity and mitigate risks, whether financial, locational, political or social.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2018

US Trade Partners Prepare for Tariff Exemptions to Expire

By Marie Kasperek

Tuesday, May 1 may mark the start of a fully fledged global trade dispute. US President Donald J. Trump announced tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum products into the United States on March 23, granting temporary exemptions for only seven key US allies of the US: the European Union (EU), Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, […]

Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Apr 30, 2018

From legacy to digital: Ukraine’s plugged-in economy

By Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk

“Unlike in the legacy industries, there are no Ukrainian IT oligarchs, no IT-supported political parties in the Rada, and no IT-controlled Ukrainian media channels,” argue Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk in From Legacy to Digital: Ukraine’s Plugged-in Economy, a new issue brief by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. In fact, Ukraine has a long and […]

Entrepreneurship Future of Work

Issue Brief

Apr 30, 2018

From legacy to digital: Ukraine’s plugged-in economy

By Andrei Kirilenko and Tetyana Tyshchuk

The information technology (IT) industry is a bright spot in Ukraine’s patchy record of uneven progress, missed opportunities, and unfulfilled expectations. Despite the war, unfavorable investment climate, and weak institutions, Ukraine’s IT industry has been experiencing double-digit growth for several years running.

Entrepreneurship Future of Work

Report

Apr 27, 2018

Building a smart partnership for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Beau Woods, Vaughan Turekian, Taehee Jeong, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Elizabeth Prescott, Gwanhoo Lee, and Rebekah Lewis

Along with greater prospects for human advancement and progress, advancements in emerging technologies have the potential to be dramatically disruptive, threatening existing assumptions around national security, rules for international cooperation, and a thriving global commerce.

Defense Technologies Digital Policy

Trade in Action

Apr 27, 2018

TRADE IN ACTION April 27, 2018

By Global Business & Economics Program

Upcoming:  NAFTA talks are continuing in Washington, DC with the negotiators hoping to reach a deal in the upcoming days.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2018

Nigeria’s Buhari goes to Washington

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“I think it sends a very good signal that the first African head of state to have an Oval Office meeting will be the democratically elected president of Africa’s most populous country and its largest economy,” said J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center.

Economy & Business Nigeria

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