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In the News

Jun 30, 2016

Metzl Quoted by International Business Times on Chinese Internet Censorship

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Metzl Quoted by The Guardian on the Resignation of China’s Internet Censorship Chief

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Washington Post on Russian Security Services’ Increasing Brutality

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

Atlantic Council Report Advocates Troop Buildup in Europe in Response to Russian Threat

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO must respond to threats from Russia by permanently stationing troops in the Baltic States, Poland, and the Black Sea region, according to a new Atlantic Council report. “These are clearly modest—in terms of the troop commitments—measures designed to stabilize the alliance, protect our smaller allies in the east, and do what the NATO alliance […]

European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 28, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by CNBC on Putin and Brexit

By Ian Brzezinski

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Atlantic Council Event and Report on NATO After Brexit Featured by USNI

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Atlantic Council Event NATO After Brexit: Restoring the Power and Purpose of the Alliance with R. Nicholas Burns Featured by Reuters

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Foreign Policy on Brexit’s Effect on the US-UK Security Relationship

By Jorge Benitez

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 27, 2016

Atlantic Council Event NATO After Brexit: Restoring the Power and Purpose of the Alliance with R. Nicholas Burns Featured by Military.com

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 26, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on the Future of NATO Enlargement with General Breedlove Mentioned by Defense News

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 26, 2016

Castello-Catchot Quoted by O Globo on UK Relationship with NATO Following Brexit

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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NATO Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jun 24, 2016

Shape, Steer, and Sustain: A US Strategy for the New Global Economic Order

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On Friday, June 24, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its fourth Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “Shape, Steer, and Sustain: A US Strategy for the New Global Economic Order.”

Event Recap

Jun 24, 2016

A Foundational Proposal for the Next Administration

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On Friday, June 24, 2016, the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released their National Security Council Reform project’s report, “A Foundational Proposal for the Next Administration” featuring introductions by former National Security Advisors Stephen Hadley and James Jones.

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Pavel Quoted by Washington Post on Brexit’s Potential ‘Copycats’

By Barry Pavel

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European Union International Organizations

Bremain vs Brexit

Jun 24, 2016

Castello-Catchot Joins Telemundo NBC to Discuss Brexit’s Financial Implications

By Carles Castello-Catchet

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Economy & Business

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 23, 2016

Urban Development Seen as Critical to Countering Violent Extremism

By Meghan Rowley

Food, water, and energy insecurity, as well as economic and social inequality, form a “nexus” of issues that create an environment that breeds violent extremism, according to a senior US State Department official.

France National Security

Report

Jun 23, 2016

A foundational proposal for the next administration

By Chester A. Crocker, Daniel Levin, David C. Miller, Jr. and Thomas R. Pickering with Foreword by Brent Scowcroft and Jason T. Kirby, Chief of Staff

This foundational report serves as a point of departure for the next administration. It contains the essential elements for building the most effective national security structure in the small window between today and the first hundred days of the next administration.

Security & Defense United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Brzezinski Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Read his testimony here

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Braw in War on the Rocks: Norway’s Gender-Neutral Draft

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

Event Recap

Jun 21, 2016

NAC-D Debrief with James J. Townsend, Jr.

By Lauren Speranza & Marija Vaicekauskaite

On June 21, 2016 the Atlantic Council hosted a private session with James J. Townsend, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy at the US Department of Defense. DASD Townsend debriefed the latest NATO Defense Ministerial meeting held on June 14-15, just weeks ahead of the NATO Summit in Warsaw. The […]

European Union International Organizations
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