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MENASource

Apr 21, 2016

From Reassurance to Shared Interests: Bridging the Gulf at the Riyadh Summit

By Muath Al Wari and Elisa Catalano Ewers

President Barack Obama’s meeting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia this week is a previously scheduled follow-up to last year’s Camp David meeting, which notably secured the Gulf states’ passive endorsement of the Iran nuclear deal. There is no comparable deliverable expected this week, and the case for low […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Apr 21, 2016

Keeping the Possibility of Peace in Yemen Alive

By Jillian Schwedler

The talks at the GCC summit this week provide an opportunity for President Barack Obama to address the war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The delegation representing the Houthis and ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) delegations finally turned up today for peace talks in Kuwait, but the prospects for ending the […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2016

Pavel Quoted by The National on President Obama’s Gulf Cooperation Council Summit

By Barry Pavel

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International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2016

Ward in War on the Rocks: The Presidential Candidates Need Foreign Policy Help

By Alex Ward

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 21, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on US Military Expenses in Europe and South Korea

By Magnus Nordenman

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European Union International Organizations

FutureSource

Apr 20, 2016

The Future of US Competitiveness

By Robert A. Manning

  The world is on the cusp of a new industrial revolution, the convergence and synergy of emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, 3D printing, sensing technology, advanced manufacturing, new materials, biotech—all built on a digital information technology platform, transforming how we work and live. The United States has been on the cutting edge of […]

Event Recap

Apr 20, 2016

The Smartest Places on Earth – Why Rustbelts are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

“The Smartest Places on Earth- Why Rustbelts are the emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation” Exploring how the rustbelts form yesterday can be the “brainbelts” of tomorrow, Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker counter recent conventional wisdom that American and northern European economies have lost their initiative in innovation and their competitive edge. Their book, The Smartest […]

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on Silicon Valley and the US Defense Industry Featured in FCW

By Atlantic Council

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United States and Canada

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
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