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EconoGraphics

Jun 9, 2017

A Vital Foreign Policy Tool

By Ole Moehr

This is the first EconoGraphic as part of our recently launched Economic Sanctions Initiative. The initiative aims to promote dialogue between the public and the private sector to investigate how to improve the design and implementation process of economic sanctions.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 9, 2017

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss the Potential Impact of the UK Election on Financial Markets

By Fred Kempe

Watch the full interview here.

Economy & Business United Kingdom

Trade in Action

Jun 8, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – June 8, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week in TradeinAction: This week marked the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan which was the key transatlantic joint effort to rebuild Europe after of WWII. President Trump declared this week  “infrastructure week“, while also making exploratory efforts on NAFTA discussions with Canada and Mexico. Meanwhile, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its 2017 Global Economic Outlook, […]

Economy & Business

Defense Industrialist

Jun 7, 2017

What’s the real effect of America First on the arms trade?

By James Hasik

Volvo’s sale of Renault Trucks Defense won’t be a test of anything. The report in Defense News this week on how “Three bidders emerge in battle to buy Renault Trucks Defense” contains a prediction of just who won’t win that auction. For some time, Volvo has been aiming to sell RTD, and bids are now in from […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business

Trade in Action

Jun 2, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – June 2, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week in TradeinAction: The 43rd G7 Summit has come to an end and President Trump and leaders around the world left the summit with key unresolved differences on trade, climate change, and defense, especially after the United States has announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Here are the 5 main takeaways you should know about. United States: Current chief […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

Event Recap

May 31, 2017

The Transatlantic Trade Relationship in Challenging Times – The Case of Belgium in the Heart of Europe

By Global Business & Economics Program

On May 31st, the Atlantic Council’s Eurogrowth Initiative and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Pieter De Crem, Belgium’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Defense Industrialist

May 27, 2017

Exports and end-use

By James Hasik

We can ask the US Army to arm, advise, and assist its allies in the Iraqi Army, or we can ask the Army to consolidate its spreadsheets. For Iraqis, this fight is existential, and I’d rather they simply crushed ISIS. Wars may be audits themselves, but wars this hot may be no time for audits.

Arms Control Defense Industry

Trade in Action

May 25, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – May 25, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week in TradeinAction: In the United States, President Trump released his budget for the fiscal year 2018. Meanwhile in Europe: The Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Taormina, Italy starts tomorrow, and Chancellor Merkel meets with former President Obama in Berlin and then with President Trump in Brussels today

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Report

May 25, 2017

Why Africa matters to US national security

By Grant T. Harris

African nations have rarely been perceived as essential partners in the pursuit of US national security and economic interests, but a re-assessment of Africa’s strategic importance is past due. Transnational threats emanating from the continent continue to evolve, and trade and investment relationships have deepened. A better and broader understanding of the threats and opportunities […]

Africa Climate Change & Climate Action

Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“Gazprom is one of the Kremlin’s main cash generators and international political tools. The company subsidizes Russia’s wars in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Kremlin’s well-funded effort to undermine European unity through propaganda and support for anti-European parties,” writes Ilya Zaslavskiy in “The Kremlin’s Gas Games in Europe: Implications for Policy Makers,” a […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

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