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In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Pavel Quoted by Defense News on President Obama’s Gulf Cooperation Council Summit

By Barry Pavel

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International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by The New York Times on Russian Submarines

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab Quoted by Al Jazeera on President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab Joins Al Jazeera English to Discuss President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council

By Bilal Y. Saab

Saudi Arabia United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab in Defense One: Obama’s Last Chance To Change the Saudi Arabia Playbook

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Middle East Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

Apr 20, 2016

US Disengagement from Middle East ‘Raises a Question About American Values’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

On the eve of the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh on April 21, Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, President of the Emirates Policy Center in Abu Dhabi, discusses key challenges in the United States’ relationship with its Arab Gulf partners, the cost of US disengagement, and the Iranian threat. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi shared her views in an […]

International Organizations Iran

MENASource

Apr 19, 2016

The Missing Multilateralism: Building Institutional Relations between the US and the GCC

By Jessica Ashooh

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to the GCC Summit in Riyadh, the focus from the White House is all on the immediate. In what is likely the last trip to the Gulf of the Obama presidency, issues like the war against the Islamic State (ISIS) and Iranian regional activities dominate. The agenda for the […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Captains of Industry Series

Apr 19, 2016

Westward Ho? Silicon Valley and the Future of Defense Innovation

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, April 19th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry initiative featured a discussion with three business leaders from Silicon Valley whose companies are responding to Secretary of Defense Carter’s outreach to the commercial technology sector.

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Manning Quoted by Marketplace on President Obama’s Upcoming Visit to Saudi Arabia

By Robert A. Manning

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Energy & Environment Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: A New Generation Of Unrestricted Warfare

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Manning Quoted by Anadolu Agency on Saudi Strategy for Meetings with Obama

By Robert A. Manning

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 18, 2016

Blanford in Now Media: The Ghost of Qana

By Nicholas Blanford

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Middle East

MENASource

Apr 18, 2016

Institutionalizing Ties and Rebuilding Relations

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

As President Barack Obama heads to the region one last time, US-Gulf relations are at their lowest point in the past three decades. Relations have come under significant strain since 2011, driven by a general dissatisfaction among ruling elites in the Gulf with the administration’s approach to regional affairs. A variety of factors have contributed […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2016

Road to Riyadh: Bridging the Gulf

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States must not be neutral in its relationships with its Gulf partners and Iran, says Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel As US President Barack Obama prepares to attend a summit with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh on April 21, the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel has some words of advice: The United States must […]

Iran Saudi Arabia

Report

Apr 18, 2016

After hub-and-spoke: US hegemony in a new Gulf security order

By Bilal Y. Saab

The era of Pax Americana in the Gulf, and perhaps in the broader Middle East, is changing. Regional transformation and chaos resulting from the Arab uprisings, the rise of ISIS and its global terrorist reach, shifting US priorities around the world, and the rise of other outside powers in the Gulf have contributed to an […]

Middle East Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 16, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by the EU Observer on the West’s Decision Not to Give Ukraine Military Support

By Ian Brzezinski

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Ukraine

FutureSource

Apr 15, 2016

Imagining the Future: An Interview with Greg Lindsay

By Greg Lindsay

With this interview series, we want to explore narratives about future industries and how our lives will look decades from now with expert viewpoints from around the world. Below is a 5-question interview with expert Greg Lindsay: 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on Cyberwar in Ukraine Featured in The Christian Science Monitor

By Atlantic Council

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Ukraine

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Brzezinski in Global Policy Institute: What the NATO ‘Enhanced’ Force on the Eastern Border Should Look Like

By Ian Brzensinski

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Nordenman in USNI News: Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Russia
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