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In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Michel Joins Voice of America’s Encounter Program to Discuss the Future of Security in the European Union Following the Brussels Attacks

By Leo Michel

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Atlantic Council Nuclear Security Event Featured in the Washington Free Beacon

By Atlantic Council

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Atlantic Council Report on Internet of Things Featured in the Christian Science Monitor

By Atlantic Council

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Atlantic Council Nuclear Security Event Featured in the Washington Examiner

By Atlantic Council

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Foreign Policy on Trump’s Stance on NATO and US Foreign Policy

By Jorge Benitez

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Elections NATO

Cyber 9/12 Project

Apr 1, 2016

What if a Cyberattack Ignited a War?

By Samuel Klein

Cyber 9/12 contest participants present policy options to contain crisis A cyberattack has brought nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan to the brink of war. An unknown adversary has hacked into a US defense contractor’s computer systems, stolen highly sensitive data, and potentially taken over Global Positioning System satellites. Fighter jets and military radios, along with […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 31, 2016

Atlantic Council “Smart Homes” Report Highlighted in Politico’s Morning Cybersecurity Tipsheet

By Atlantic Council

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NATO Security & Defense

Event Recap

Mar 31, 2016

A Regional Approach for Nordic-Baltic Defense Cooperation

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 31, the Atlantic Council hosted a private workshop aimed at building a regional approach for Nordic-Baltic defense cooperation. The event convened a range of Nordic and Baltic experts, embassy representatives, and US government officials to develop new and actionable policy proposals to strengthen regional security and stability. Panel discussions focused on assessing Russian […]

NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 31, 2016

Manning in The National Interest: Donald Trump and the Politics of Fantasy

By Robert A. Manning

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 31, 2016

Manning in Global Times: Regional Bodies Could Provide Solutions to Growing Nuke Security Threats

By Robert A. Manning

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China Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 31, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Accent on the Need for a United Western Response to Russia

By Jorge Benitez

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Russia

In the News

Mar 31, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Nuclear Energy, Proliferation, and the Nuclear Security Summit

By Jamie Metzl

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 30, 2016

Brzezinski Joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to Discuss Trump’s Comments on NATO and Poland’s Relationships with NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

NATO Poland

In the News

Mar 30, 2016

Benitez Joins NPR’s All Things Considered to Discuss US Presidential Candidate Donald Trump’s Stance on NATO

By Jorge Benitez

Elections NATO

New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2016

Trump’s ‘Sopranos’ Worldview Would Undo Asian Alliances

By Robert A. Manning

In a series of recent comments—most notably in extensive interviews with the New York Times— Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, has sketched a worldview and policies toward US allies that could unravel the entire post-World War II order. Among other things, Trump says he would renegotiate all existing trade agreements, and […]

East Asia Japan

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Ward Quoted by Reuters on NATO and the Baltic States

By Alex Ward

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Russia

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: G-7 Divide on Market Status for China

By Robert A. Manning

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China European Union

Report

Mar 29, 2016

Climate change and US national security: Past, present, future

By Peter Engelke and Daniel Chiu

What is the the past, present, and future of climate security in the United States? The question going forward is whether climate security will remain restricted to discussions within academia, civil society, and a few dedicated places within the US government, or if it will acquire a more pivotal role in the formulation of US national security strategy.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Cole’s “Ghost Fleet” Reviewed by CIA’s “Intelligence in Public Media”

By August Cole

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China Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2016

Curtain call for the Nuclear Security Summit?

By Matthew Kroenig

The fourth biennial Nuclear Security Summit, to be held in Washington from March 31 to April 1, may well be the last as its chief champion—US President Barack Obama—nears the end of his presidency. The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) traces its origins to Obama’s spring 2009 speech in Prague in which he vowed to secure […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense
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