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Sep 9, 2016

Reducing the risks from rapid demographic change

By Mathew J. Burrows

In Reducing the Risks from Rapid Demographic Change, Dr. Mathew Burrows explores how longer life expectancies, aging workforces, and high birthrates will affect the future economic growth and development of countries around the world.

Africa China

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Miller Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on Reforming the National Security Council

By David Miller

Read the full testimony here.

Event Recap

Sep 8, 2016

Transition Seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General

By Marija Vaicekauskaite

On September 8, the Atlantic Council hosted a transition seminar for Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Next Deputy Secretary General and current Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the US Department of State. After more than a decade of distinguished public service, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will assume her new position at a critical time […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss President Obama’s Trip to Asia

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Six Ways to Fix the Army’s Culture

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Read the full article here.

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Wyne in the New York Times: Don’t Conflate Greater Complexity With Greater Danger

By Ali Wyne

Read the full article here.

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: Time to Rethink ASEAN

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Sep 5, 2016

Piiparinen Quoted by The Christian Science Monitor on Obama’s Potential Meeting with Duterte

By Anni Piiparinen

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In the News

Sep 3, 2016

Dupont Quoted by the New York Times on Obama’s Trip to Asia

By Alan Dupont

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China

In the News

Sep 3, 2016

El-Gamal Quoted by Kurdistan 24 on Power of Youth in Middle East

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2016

Obama Makes Final Asia Trip Amid Questions About US Reliability

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Barack Obama’s final official trip to Asia comes amid uncertainty over the future of a signature trade pact aimed at preventing China from setting the rules of global trade and at a time when Beijing has shown an increasing willingness to challenge US power. Obama, who has described himself as the first Pacific […]

China

In the News

Sep 2, 2016

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss America’s Role in World Leadership

By Evelyn Farkas

Watch the full interview here.

China

Event Recap

Sep 1, 2016

Writing the Future: Harnessing the Power of Youth in the Middle East and North Africa

By Clementine G. Starling

On Thursday, September 1, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on the importance of harnessing the power of youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), welcoming HE Shamma Al Mazrui, the Minister of State for Youth Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, for her first public speaking appearance in […]

Economy & Business Middle East

In the News

Aug 31, 2016

Manning Quoted by Ozy on International Trade and China

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Aug 31, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Bloomberg on China’s Actions in the South China Sea

By Evelyn Farkas

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China

In the News

Aug 30, 2016

Farkas Quoted by NPR on Kremlin Critics

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2016

Submarine Data Leak Puts Spotlight on European Defense Industry’s Role in Asia

By John Watts

The leak this week of sensitive technical data on India’s French-designed Scorpene-class submarines has sent ripples across Asia. India and France have launched investigations and both have implied that the source of the leak was at the other end. The leak was initially blamed on a “hack” and concerns were raised about whether this information […]

In the News

Aug 26, 2016

Farkas in Defense One: It’s Time: The US Should Create A No-Fly Zone, Deliver Aid — and Save Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

Read the full article here.

Syria

FutureSource

Aug 23, 2016

Human Enhancements: What the Public and National Security Experts Worry About

By Kevin Fulgham

As medical enhancement technology develops at an ever-increasing rate, the American public is more concerned about the future ethical implications of these new discoveries. Which medical enhancements provoke the strongest reaction, and are bioethicists prepared to respond to emerging ethical questions?

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Aug 23, 2016

Toward global water security

By Peter Engelke and David Michel

Toward Global Water Security, a report produced by the Atlantic Council and US Water Partnership, outlines a process for forging a stakeholder-driven, “Whole of America” water grand strategy.

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